Experiences of discrimination are associated with microbiome and transcriptome alterations in the gut
These findings illuminate the substantial impact of discrimination on gut health, encompassing microbiome composition, gene expression, and functional pathways. These findings suggest that discrimination is associated with internal biological changes that can be associated with negative health outcomes, opening research to examine novel pathways that can be used to mitigate the negative health effects of discrimination.
Authors
- Arpana Church
- Lisa A. Kilpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2148-5214)
- Hiram Beltrán‐Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8334-6191)
- Tien S. Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0105-8063)
- May D. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3961-3608)
- Jennifer S. Labus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6634-2551)
- Gilbert C. Gee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1716-9465)
- Xiaobei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9228-8720)
- Katharina J. Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5967-0928)
- Allison Vaughan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9854-9116)
- Simer Shera
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- UCLA Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1457028
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40
Funders
- National Institutes of Health