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Sep 2026
Gut microbiota–immune–metabolic crosstalk in acute lung injury: integrating the gut–lung axis from mechanism to therapeutic targeting
The gut is increasingly recognized as a central immunological organ that orchestrates host immune responses and modulates distant mucosal sites, particularly the respiratory tract. In critical illness, disruption of intestinal barrier integrity and microbial homeostasis facilitates the translocation of bacteria, endoto...
Wen-Yu Wu, Zhen-Yang Wang, Yi-Yan Li et al.
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