Catherine Stanton

Mar 21, 2023 | tandfonline.com | Catherine Stanton |Lindsay Hall

Microbial metabolites as mediators of host-microbial cross talk in early lifeGiven the dynamics of microbial metabolites in the gut and their absorption into the circulationCitation167, these microbiota-derived molecules not only shape the gut microbiome ecosystem, but also likely play a central role in mediating host-microbial cross-talk in early life as they may communicate with host cells via host receptors in the intestine and distant organs (Figure 3)Citation21,Citation168,Citation169.