Psychological stress can lead to gut dysbiosis, yet the precise mechanisms underlying the
transfer of stress signals from the brain to the gut remain elusive. Here we describe a new …

Long-term exposure to adverse life events that provoke acute or chronic psychological
stress (hereinafter “stress”) can negatively affect physical health and even increase …

The association between psychological and environmental stress with functional
gastrointestinal disorders, especially irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), is well established …

Background & aims: Corticotropin Releasing Hormone (CRH) is the major mediator of the
adaptive response to stressors in mammals. Studies from several groups including ours …

Background Psychosocial stress has a negative impact on gastrointestinal homeostasis in
part via brain-gut microbiota mechanisms that are poorly understood. Despite the significant …

Psychological stress alters the gut microbiota and predisposes individuals to increased risk
for enteric infections and chronic bowel conditions. Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are …

Psychological stress is known to induce somatic symptoms. Classically, many gut
physiological responses to stress are mediated by the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis …

A recent study by Wei, Liu, Hou et al the investigated how psychological stress conveys
epithelial disturbance. Using chronic restraint stress (CRS) to model psychological stress in …

Chronic stress is often accompanied by gastrointestinal symptoms, which might be due to
stress-induced shift of gut microbiome to pathogenic bacteria. It has been hypothesized that …

Psychological stress alters the gut microbiota and predisposes individuals to increased risk
for enteric infections and chronic bowel conditions. Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are …