2016•Chinese Journal of AsthmaRequires access
The impact of lower respiratory tract microbiota on the host immune system
Xiaoling Qi
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Abstract
With the development of bacterial identification technology, we know that lower respiratory tract of healthy people is not sterile.The microbiota resident in human lower respiratory tract plays the role on the mature of host immune system, which has the ability to regulate the innate immune response and adaptive immune response.When respiratory diseases developed, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, micro-ecological environment of host lower respiratory tract changed, and host immune status also changed, but their relationship is not clear.Here, we would state the impact of lower respiratory tract microbiota on the host immune system, especially on the development of respiratory disease.
Key words:
Microbiota; Immune system; Respiratory tract diseases