Microbiota-brain-gut axis and neurodegenerative diseases

EMM Quigley - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purposes of this review were as follows: first, to provide an
overview of the gut microbiota and its interactions with the gut and the central nervous …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation: the common pathway of stress-related diseases

YZ Liu, YX Wang, CL Jiang - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2017 - frontiersin.org
While modernization has dramatically increased lifespan, it has also witnessed the nature of
stress has changed dramatically. Chronic stress result failures of homeostasis and thus lead …

Kynurenine pathway metabolism and the microbiota-gut-brain axis

PJ Kennedy, JF Cryan, TG Dinan, G Clarke - Neuropharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
It has become increasingly clear that the gut microbiota influences not only gastrointestinal
physiology but also central nervous system (CNS) function by modulating signalling …

Altered gut microbiota in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

L Zhang, Y Wang, X Xiayu, C Shi… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
The topic of gut microbiota is currently attracting considerable interest as a potential factor in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the extent and time course of alterations in the gut …

Cross talk: the microbiota and neurodevelopmental disorders

JR Kelly, C Minuto, JF Cryan, G Clarke… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Humans evolved within a microbial ecosystem resulting in an interlinked physiology. The gut
microbiota can signal to the brain via the immune system, the vagus nerve or other host …

Possible role of the gut microbiota–brain axis in the antidepressant effects of (R)-ketamine in a social defeat stress model

C Yang, Y Qu, Y Fujita, Q Ren, M Ma, C Dong… - Translational …, 2017 - nature.com
Accumulating evidence suggests that the gut microbiota–brain axis plays a role in the
pathogenesis of depression, thereby contributing to the antidepressant actions of certain …

Microbiota modulate anxiety-like behavior and endocrine abnormalities in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

R Huo, B Zeng, L Zeng, K Cheng, B Li, Y Luo… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Intestinal microbes are an important system in the human body, with significant effects on
behavior. An increasing body of research indicates that intestinal microbes affect brain …

Danger signals and inflammasomes: stress-evoked sterile inflammation in mood disorders

M Fleshner, M Frank, SF Maier - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2017 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and other mood disorders remain difficult to effectively
treat, and innovative interventions and therapeutic targets are needed. Psychological …

Inflammasomes in neurological diseases: emerging pathogenic and therapeutic concepts

MK Mamik, C Power - Brain, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Inflammasome activation in the central nervous system occurs in both health and disease.
Inflammasomes are cytosolic protein complexes that sense specific infectious or host stimuli …

Blockade of interleukin-6 receptor in the periphery promotes rapid and sustained antidepressant actions: a possible role of gut–microbiota–brain axis

JC Zhang, W Yao, C Dong, C Yang, Q Ren… - Translational …, 2017 - nature.com
Depression is a common, severe and chronic psychiatric disease. Although the currently
available antidepressants have been used in the treatment of depression, their beneficial …