Table 2.

Role of the microbiome-derived molecules in promoting immune cell homeostasis

Microbial productsEffects on hematopoietic systemReference
Commensal-bacterial DNA motif CpG Regulator of steady-state serum IgE levels and levels of circulating basophil populations 42  
Promote the differentiation of GMPs and MDPs 80  
SCFAs Lactate promotes SCF secretion by LepR+ BM MSCs, which activates hematopoiesis and erythropoiesis in a Gpr81-dependent manner 24  
Restores colonic Treg numbers in GF mice 81  
Butyrate increases Ly6C patrolling monocytes and interstitial macrophages in the lung tissue and promotes the differentiation of BM cells into macrophages in vitro 82  
Propionate administration increases DC precursors and modulates DC function 83  
Microbiota-derived butyrate promotes emergency erythrophagocytosis by BM macrophages to distribute iron that controls HSC self-renewal and differentiation 84  
Maternally derived SCFAs have been suggested to play a role in Foxp3+ regulatory T-cell generation in the neonatal thymus 85  
Lipopolysaccharide Drives myeloid differentiation in a MyD88-dependent manner in vitro 28  
Increases the proliferation and self-renewal capacity of HSC 86  
Regulates neutrophil activation and aging under steady-state conditions 56  
Peptidoglycan (NODL1) Rescue antibiotic–induced granulocytic defects 87  
Primes neutrophils for optimal oxidative and nonoxidative bacterial killing mechanisms 54  
Restores the number of HSCs, MPPs, CMPs, and granulocytes in the BM of GF and antibiotic-treated mice 22  
Regulates steady-state cellular lifespan and turnover of neutrophils and inflammatory monocytes 50  
poly(I:C) Prolongs PMN survival and enhanced respiratory burst ability 53  
MAMPs (heat killed E coliSufficient to rescue GMP-mediated expansion of neutrophils and monocytes in GF mice 88  
Microbial productsEffects on hematopoietic systemReference
Commensal-bacterial DNA motif CpG Regulator of steady-state serum IgE levels and levels of circulating basophil populations 42  
Promote the differentiation of GMPs and MDPs 80  
SCFAs Lactate promotes SCF secretion by LepR+ BM MSCs, which activates hematopoiesis and erythropoiesis in a Gpr81-dependent manner 24  
Restores colonic Treg numbers in GF mice 81  
Butyrate increases Ly6C patrolling monocytes and interstitial macrophages in the lung tissue and promotes the differentiation of BM cells into macrophages in vitro 82  
Propionate administration increases DC precursors and modulates DC function 83  
Microbiota-derived butyrate promotes emergency erythrophagocytosis by BM macrophages to distribute iron that controls HSC self-renewal and differentiation 84  
Maternally derived SCFAs have been suggested to play a role in Foxp3+ regulatory T-cell generation in the neonatal thymus 85  
Lipopolysaccharide Drives myeloid differentiation in a MyD88-dependent manner in vitro 28  
Increases the proliferation and self-renewal capacity of HSC 86  
Regulates neutrophil activation and aging under steady-state conditions 56  
Peptidoglycan (NODL1) Rescue antibiotic–induced granulocytic defects 87  
Primes neutrophils for optimal oxidative and nonoxidative bacterial killing mechanisms 54  
Restores the number of HSCs, MPPs, CMPs, and granulocytes in the BM of GF and antibiotic-treated mice 22  
Regulates steady-state cellular lifespan and turnover of neutrophils and inflammatory monocytes 50  
poly(I:C) Prolongs PMN survival and enhanced respiratory burst ability 53  
MAMPs (heat killed E coliSufficient to rescue GMP-mediated expansion of neutrophils and monocytes in GF mice 88  

CMPs, common myeloid progenitors; IgE, immunoglobulin E; MDP, monocyte and dendritic cell progenitor; MPPs, multipotent progenitors; PMN, polymorphonuclear leukocyte.

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