{"title":"Unraveling the pathogenesis and prevention strategies of acute high-altitude illness through gut microecology.","authors":"Ping Qi, Xiansen Jiang, Xiaojuan Wang, Liang Sheng, Jiawen Liang, Lei Zhang","doi":"10.1038/s41522-025-00701-1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High-altitude environments, characterized by hypobaric and hypoxic conditions, induce acute hypoxia, resulting in decreased blood oxygen saturation. This hypoxic stress perturbs gut microecological homeostasis, significantly contributing to the pathogenesis of acute mountain sickness. Consequently, elucidating the mechanisms by which high altitude affects gut homeostasis is crucial for developing effective interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":19370,"journal":{"name":"npj Biofilms and Microbiomes","volume":"11 1","pages":"62"},"PeriodicalIF":7.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12015534/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"npj Biofilms and Microbiomes","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00701-1","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
High-altitude environments, characterized by hypobaric and hypoxic conditions, induce acute hypoxia, resulting in decreased blood oxygen saturation. This hypoxic stress perturbs gut microecological homeostasis, significantly contributing to the pathogenesis of acute mountain sickness. Consequently, elucidating the mechanisms by which high altitude affects gut homeostasis is crucial for developing effective interventions.
期刊介绍:
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes is a comprehensive platform that promotes research on biofilms and microbiomes across various scientific disciplines. The journal facilitates cross-disciplinary discussions to enhance our understanding of the biology, ecology, and communal functions of biofilms, populations, and communities. It also focuses on applications in the medical, environmental, and engineering domains. The scope of the journal encompasses all aspects of the field, ranging from cell-cell communication and single cell interactions to the microbiomes of humans, animals, plants, and natural and built environments. The journal also welcomes research on the virome, phageome, mycome, and fungome. It publishes both applied science and theoretical work. As an open access and interdisciplinary journal, its primary goal is to publish significant scientific advancements in microbial biofilms and microbiomes. The journal enables discussions that span multiple disciplines and contributes to our understanding of the social behavior of microbial biofilm populations and communities, and their impact on life, human health, and the environment.