Wednesday, June 23, 2021 NIAID Scientists Describe Microbiota Communication The microbiome, illustrated here, is comprised of microorganisms that live in and on us and contribute to human health and disease.   NIAID Scientists Describe Microbiota Communication   NIAID scientists and their collaborators have identified an internal communication network in mammals that may regulate tissue repair and inflammation, providing new insights on how diseases such as obesity and inflammatory skin disorders develop. The billions of organisms living on body surfaces such as the skin of mammals—collectively called microbiota— communicate with each other and the host immune system in a sophisticated network. The new research, published in Cell, describes how viruses integrated in the host genome, remnants of previous infections called endogenous retroviruses, can control how the host immune system and the microbiota interact, affecting tissue repair and antimicrobial defenses.   National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact Subscriber Help. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).                             This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107