Figure 2:
Microbiome dysbiosis in patients with obesity or asthma compared to healthy counterparts and postsurgical changes following bariatric surgery. Microbial taxa were chosen because they were amongst the most reported changes in literature. Full taxa changes are available in the Microbiomes and Asthma Section for asthma and in Table 2 for bariatric surgery. Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and inflammatory mediators such as interleukins (IL), regulatory T cells (Tregs) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) are key signaling features of the gut/lung axis, and knowledge gaps are marked with a question mark.