{"title":"Oxygen homeostasis: new insight of gut microbiota-host interactions.","authors":"Zhipeng Yang, Juan Yang, Jian Peng, Hongkui Wei","doi":"10.1038/s41522-026-01062-z","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oxygen homeostasis is a key ecological factor shaping microbial composition, epithelial function, and immune balance in the gut. Spatial and developmental oxygen gradients drive the transition from facultative to obligate anaerobes. Gut hypoxia is maintained by epithelial oxygen consumption and microbial metabolism, forming a positive feedback loop that supports barrier integrity and immune homeostasis. Disruption by inflammation, antibiotics, or diet elevates oxygen availability, promoting dysbiosis, pathogen expansion, and disease risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":19370,"journal":{"name":"npj Biofilms and Microbiomes","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.4000,"publicationDate":"2026-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13650127/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"npj Biofilms and Microbiomes","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-026-01062-z","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
Oxygen homeostasis is a key ecological factor shaping microbial composition, epithelial function, and immune balance in the gut. Spatial and developmental oxygen gradients drive the transition from facultative to obligate anaerobes. Gut hypoxia is maintained by epithelial oxygen consumption and microbial metabolism, forming a positive feedback loop that supports barrier integrity and immune homeostasis. Disruption by inflammation, antibiotics, or diet elevates oxygen availability, promoting dysbiosis, pathogen expansion, and disease risk.
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.