[HTML][HTML] Intestinal microbiota influences non-intestinal related autoimmune diseases

MC Opazo, EM Ortega-Rocha… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The human body is colonized by millions of microorganisms named microbiota that interact
with our tissues in a cooperative and non-pathogenic manner. These microorganisms are …

[HTML][HTML] Role of probiotics in managing gastrointestinal dysfunction in children with autism spectrum disorder: an update for practitioners

R Patusco, J Ziegler - Advances in Nutrition, 2018 - Elsevier
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are 4 times as likely to experience
gastrointestinal symptoms as children without ASD. The gut microbiota has increasingly …

[HTML][HTML] Interplay between peripheral and central inflammation in autism spectrum disorders: possible nutritional and therapeutic strategies

C Cristiano, A Lama, F Lembo, MP Mollica… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Pre-and post-natal factors can affect brain development and function, impacting health
outcomes with particular relevance to neurodevelopmental diseases, such as autism …

Melatonin and comorbidities in children with autism spectrum disorder

K Gagnon, R Godbout - Current developmental disorders reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Melatonin is used to treat sleep difficulties associated with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). There are growing evidence that melatonin could have an …

A synbiotic multiparticulate microcapsule for enhancing inulin intestinal release and Bifidobacterium gastro-intestinal survivability

B Fayed, A Abood, HS El-Sayed, AM Hashem… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel synbiotic multiparticulate microparticle was produced in the current study to expand
the synbiotic industrial applications. Initially, the inulin was fabricated into PLGA …

Dietary interventions for autism spectrum disorder: New perspectives from the gut-brain axis

C Doenyas - Physiology & behavior, 2018 - Elsevier
There is still controversy surrounding the effectiveness of dietary interventions for autism
spectrum disorder (ASD), namely the gluten-free/casein free diet and the ketogenic diet …

[HTML][HTML] Focus: Ecology and evolution: Natural selection, the microbiome, and public health

HAS Ewald, PW Ewald - The Yale journal of biology and medicine, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The microbiome is composed of hundreds of interacting species that have co-evolved with
the host and alterations in microbiome composition have been associated with health and …

Defining dysbiosis in disorders of movement and motivation

CT Fields, TR Sampson, AJ Bruce-Keller… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
The gut microbiota has emerged as a critical player in shaping and modulating brain
function and has been shown to influence numerous behaviors, including anxiety and …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrition in autism spectrum disorders: A review of evidences for an emerging central role in aetiology, expression, and management

OJ Onaolapo, AY Onaolapo - AIMS medical science, 2018 - aimspress.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders whose
aetiology remains largely unknown, but for which environmental factors appear to be …

Intestinal microbiota, metabolome and gender dimorphism in autism spectrum disorders

RI Kushak, HS Winter - Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2018 - Elsevier
There is a male predominance in autism, with a male/female ratio of 4: 1 and an even higher
ratio (11: 1) in individuals with high functioning autism. The reasons for gender differences in …