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El microbioma: enfoque en la causa y el mecanismo
1Department of Bioengineering and ChEM-H, Stanford University and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Cell
|August 11, 2018
Resumen
El campo del microbioma requiere un cambio hacia la prueba de la causalidad y los mecanismos moleculares. Centrarse en fenótipos de gran magnitud y fácilmente medibles impulsados por la microbiota para liberar todo su potencial.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Microbiología
- Biología de sistemas
- La genómica
Sus antecedentes:
- El campo del microbioma está experimentando un crecimiento significativo tanto en investigación académica como en aplicaciones industriales.
- La investigación actual a menudo identifica correlaciones entre las comunidades microbianas y los fenotipos de los huéspedes.
- Hay que ir más allá de la correlación para establecer vínculos definitivos.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Abogar por un enfoque estratégico en la investigación del microbioma.
- Hacer hincapié en la importancia de establecer la causalidad y aclarar los mecanismos moleculares.
- Orientar las futuras investigaciones hacia resultados impactantes y medibles.
Principales métodos:
- Esta pieza de perspectiva revisa las tendencias y desafíos actuales en la investigación del microbioma.
- Propone un marco para la priorización de las direcciones de investigación.
- La atención se centra en el tipo de evidencia experimental y las lecturas fenotípicas requeridas.
Principales resultados:
- El entusiasmo actual por la investigación del microbioma puede no traducirse en aplicaciones predecibles sin un cambio de enfoque.
- El establecimiento de la causalidad requiere una investigación rigurosa de las interacciones moleculares.
- Priorizar los fenotipos de gran magnitud y fácilmente medibles es crucial para obtener resultados inequívocos.
Conclusiones:
- El campo del microbioma debe priorizar el establecimiento de la causalidad y los mecanismos moleculares para cumplir con su potencial.
- La investigación futura debe centrarse en los fenotipos que están claramente y significativamente influenciados por la microbiota.
- Este enfoque estratégico acelerará la traducción de los descubrimientos del microbioma en aplicaciones del mundo real.
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