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  • Immunology
  • Metabolomics

Background:

  • Microbiome research is shifting from whole microorganisms to microbial functional components.
  • These components mediate host effects via interactions with Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs) and metabolic sensing receptors.
  • The context-dependent effects of microbial components range from promoting homeostasis to driving disease under dysbiosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review how microbial functional components mediate host effects.
  • To highlight the transition towards component-oriented diagnostics and therapeutics in clinical translation.
  • To discuss the role of microbial components as biomarkers and therapeutic targets.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of microbiome research.
  • Analysis of host-microbe interactions at the molecular level.
  • Examination of context-dependent biological effects of microbial components.

Main Results:

  • Microbial functional components regulate host immune, metabolic, and barrier functions.
  • Metabolites like SCFAs and bile acids have distinct roles in homeostasis and dysbiosis.
  • Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an example driving the shift towards component-based approaches.

Conclusions:

  • Component-oriented diagnostics and therapeutics offer precise approaches compared to whole-microbe strategies.
  • Defined microbial molecules (nucleic acids, metabolites, proteins) can serve as disease biomarkers.
  • Future strategies involve targeted modulation, neutralization, and engineered delivery of microbial components.