Tools for probing host-bacteria interactions in the gut microenvironment: From molecular to cellular levels

[Display omitted] Healthy function of the gut microenvironment is dependent on complex interactions between the bacteria of the microbiome, epithelial and immune (host) cells, and the surrounding tissue. Misregulation of these interactions is implicated in disease. A range of tools have been develop...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters 2020-05, Vol.30 (10), p.127116-127116, Article 127116
Hauptverfasser: Wodzanowski, Kimberly A., Cassel, Samantha E., Grimes, Catherine L., Kloxin, April M.
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Zusammenfassung:[Display omitted] Healthy function of the gut microenvironment is dependent on complex interactions between the bacteria of the microbiome, epithelial and immune (host) cells, and the surrounding tissue. Misregulation of these interactions is implicated in disease. A range of tools have been developed to study these interactions, from mechanistic studies to therapeutic evaluation. In this Digest, we highlight select tools at the cellular and molecular level for probing specific cell-microenvironment interactions. Approaches are overviewed for controlling and probing cell-cell interactions, from transwell and microfluidic devices to engineered bacterial peptidoglycan fragments, and cell-matrix interactions, from three-dimensional scaffolds to chemical handles for in situ modifications.
ISSN:0960-894X
1464-3405
1464-3405
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2020.127116