Gut Dysbiosis and Muscle Aging: Searching for Novel Targets against Sarcopenia

Figure 1

Healthy microbiota is a balanced community of symbiont, commensal, and pathobiont microorganisms. Each microbial class confers distinct characteristics to the host. Either imbalance in alpha-diversity or variations of relative abundance of single microbial taxa results in microbiota imbalance. As such, a sterile inflammation occurs and may predispose the host to opportunistic infections, ultimately leading to acute inflammation.