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The role of microbiome in central nervous system disorders

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Wang, Yan, Kasper, Lloyd H.·2014·Brain Behavior and Immunity

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Mammals live in a co-evolutionary association with the plethora of microorganisms that reside at a variety of tissue microenvironments. The microbiome represents the collective genomes of these co-existing microorganisms, which is shaped by host factors such as genetics and nutrients but in turn is able to influence host biology in health and disease. Niche-specific microbiome, prominently the gut microbiome, has the capacity to effect both local and distal sites within the host. The gut microbiome has played a crucial role in the bidirectional gut-brain axis that integrates the gut and central nervous system (CNS) activities, and thus the concept of microbiome-gut-brain axis is emerging. Studies are revealing how diverse forms of neuro-immune and neuro-psychiatric disorders are correlated with or modulated by variations of microbiome, microbiota-derived products and exogenous antibiotics and probiotics. The microbiome poises the peripheral immune homeostasis and predisposes host susceptibility to CNS autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. Neural, endocrine and metabolic mechanisms are also critical mediators of the microbiome-CNS signaling, which are more involved in neuro-psychiatric disorders such as autism, depression, anxiety, stress. Research on the role of microbiome in CNS disorders deepens our academic knowledge about host-microbiome commensalism in central regulation and in practicality, holds conceivable promise for developing novel prognostic and therapeutic avenues for CNS disorders.

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  • Communication between the gut and the brain is bidirectional, and the intestinal microbiota can control CNS activity through neural, endocrine, immune, and metabolic mechanisms that may influence behaviours typical of ASD patients.

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Authors
Wang, Y., & Kasper, L. H.
Affiliations
Dartmouth College (US)
Corresponding author
Kasper, Lloyd H.
Venue
Brain Behavior and Immunity
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-05
Volume
38
Pages
1-12
ISSN
0889-1591 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1991521547
Cited by
803
References
160
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R56AI098282)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
microbiome, central nervous system disorders, gut microbiota, microbiome-gut-brain axis, neuropsychiatric disorders, multiple sclerosis, autism spectrum disorder, depression, anxiety, stress, probiotics, antibiotics
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Central Nervous System Diseases, Humans, Gastrointestinal Tract, Microbiota

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