The microbiota-gut-brain axis: from motility to mood

KG Margolis, JF Cryan, EA Mayer - Gastroenterology, 2021 - Elsevier
The gut-brain axis plays an important role in maintaining homeostasis. Many intrinsic and
extrinsic factors influence signaling along this axis, modulating the function of both the …

Sex and gender in neurodevelopmental conditions

S Bölte, J Neufeld, PB Marschik, ZJ Williams… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Health-related conditions often differ qualitatively or quantitatively between individuals of
different birth-assigned sexes and gender identities, and/or with different gendered …

Microbiota from young mice counteracts selective age-associated behavioral deficits

M Boehme, KE Guzzetta, TFS Bastiaanssen… - Nature Aging, 2021 - nature.com
The gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as an important regulator of host immunity and
brain health. The aging process yields dramatic alterations in the microbiota, which is linked …

Factors related to mental health of inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

Y Hu, Y Chen, Y Zheng, C You, J Tan, L Hu… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the mental health status of hospitalized patients with coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to explore the related factors. Method This was a cross …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to polystyrene microplastics impairs hippocampus-dependent learning and memory in mice

CW Lee, LF Hsu, IL Wu, YL Wang, WC Chen… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pollution has become a serious environmental issue worldwide, but its
potential effects on health remain unknown. The administration of polystyrene MPs (PS …

[HTML][HTML] Lactobacillus and intestinal diseases: Mechanisms of action and clinical applications

R Huang, F Wu, Q Zhou, W Wei, J Yue, B Xiao… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The gut microbial ecosystem, which is a collection of the host-microbiota interactions and the
inter-species interplay among bacteria-dominated microbiota, has become a research …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiota-brain interactions: Moving toward mechanisms in model organisms

J Nagpal, JF Cryan - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Changes in the microbiota are associated with alterations in nervous system structure-
function and behavior and have been implicated in the etiology of neuropsychiatric and …

[HTML][HTML] Mining microbes for mental health: determining the role of microbial metabolic pathways in human brain health and disease

S Spichak, TFS Bastiaanssen, K Berding… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is increasing knowledge regarding the role of the microbiome in modulating brain and
behaviour. Indeed, the actions of microbial metabolites are key for appropriate gut-brain …

Probiotics: Potential novel therapeutics for microbiota-gut-brain axis dysfunction across gender and lifespan

S Snigdha, K Ha, P Tsai, TG Dinan, JD Bartos… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Probiotics are live microorganisms, which when administered in adequate amounts, present
a health benefit for the host. While the beneficial effects of probiotics on gastrointestinal …

[HTML][HTML] Parkinson's disease-associated alterations of the gut microbiome predict disease-relevant changes in metabolic functions

F Baldini, J Hertel, E Sandt, CC Thinnes… - BMC biology, 2020 - Springer
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a systemic disease clinically defined by the
degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the brain. While alterations in the gut microbiome …