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. 2013 Jul 31;5(7):65. doi: 10.1186/gm469

Table 1.

Published relationships among microbial clades, pathways, and human genes and pathways involved in autoimmune diseases

Disease Microbes Microbial pathways Host pathways Representative host genes References
Inflammatory bowel disease Enterobacteriaceae, Roseburia,
Ruminococcaceae
Glutathione metabolism and transport,
riboflavin metabolism,
short-chain fatty acid metabolism
Autophagy,
Th17, T-cell responses and cytokines, JAK-STAT, NF-kB, microbial sensing
ATG16L1, CARD9, DUOX2, IL10, IL23R, IRGM, FUT2, MHC, NCF4, NOD2 [3,25,31,32,86,87,107,109]

Type 1 diabetes Akkermansia,
Bacteroidales,
Lactobacillaceae
Amino acid metabolism,
secondary metabolite biosynthesis,
butyrate production,
carbohydrate metabolism,
glycan biosynthesis and metabolism,
lactate production,
lipid metabolism,
nucleotide metabolism
Innate immune signaling,
mucin,
MyD88,
Toll-like receptors
CTLA4, IL2RA, IFIH1, INS, MYD88, MHC, PTPN22, TLR [5,91,110-116]

Rheumatoid arthritis Bacteroides fragilis,
Bacteroides vulgatus,
Clostridium coccoides,
Eubacterium rectale,
Klebsiella,
Lactobacillus,
Porphyromonas,
Prevotella,
SFB
- CD40,
IL-2,
NF-kB activation,
SAA or CCL5 signaling,
T-cell activation and response
CD40, CCL21, HLA-DRB1, IL2, IL17, IFNG, KIF5A,
MHC, TLR2, TLR4, TNF, TNFAIP3, PRKCQ
[38,117,118]

Multiple sclerosis Epstein-Barr virus,
Mycobacteria
Vitamin D metabolism Vitamin D,
CD4+ T cells
DRB1, IL2, IL7, HLA, MHC [56,57,119-121]

Allergy, atopy Aerobes,
Bifidobacteria,
Enterococci,
Staphylococcus aureus,
Escherichia coli, Clostridium difficile
- IgE antibody regulation,
vitamin D
ADAM33, ADRB2, CD14TNF, IL10, IL4, IL13, IL4RA, IFNG, FLG, FCER1B, HLA-DRB1, HLA-DQB1, MHC [17,18,45,46,122-128]

SFV, segmented filamentous bacteria.