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The microbiota and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis, implications for anxiety and stress disorders

Frankiensztajn, Linoy Mia, Elliott, Evan, Koren, Omry·2020·Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Abstract

There is growing evidence for the involvement of the gut-microbiota in the regulation of emotions, behavior, and higher cognitive functions through the 'microbiome-gut-brain axis'. This relationship between the gut microbiota and the brain is pivotal for the development of the newborn, which receives its commensal microbiota at birth; dysbiosis may result in altered neurodevelopment. The hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis is actively involved in the stress response but is undeveloped in the newborn. Here, we describe how changes in the commensal microbiota influence the normal development of the HPA axis and review recent findings describing the essential crosstalk between the gut microbiota and the HPA axis and suggesting a role for the maternal and commensal microbiota in the development of the HPA axis and of the stress response.

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Authors
Frankiensztajn, L. M., Elliott, E., & Koren, O.
Affiliations
Bar-Ilan University (IL)
Corresponding author
Koren, Omry
Venue
Current Opinion in Neurobiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-06
Volume
62
Pages
76-82
ISSN
0959-4388 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3001554865
Cited by
248
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 28 · 2025: 54 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 50 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 9
FWCI
2.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Neurobiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
gut microbiota, microbiome-gut-brain axis, anxiety disorders, stress response, neonatal neurodevelopment, maternal microbiota, commensal microbiota, dysbiosis, stress disorders
MeSH terms
Anxiety, Brain, Humans, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Stress, Psychological, Microbiota

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