Cited by 141Gut microbiota and healthAutism Spectrum Disorder ResearchGastrointestinal motility and disorders

Targeting gut microbiome: a novel and potential therapy for autism

Yang, Yongshou, Tian, Jinhu, Yang, Bo·2018·Life Sciences

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a severely neurodevelopmental disorder that impairs a child's ability to communicate and interact with others. Children with neurodevelopmental disorder, including ASD, are regularly affected by gastrointestinal problems and dysbiosis of gut microbiota. On the other hand, humans live in a co-evolutionary association with plenty of microorganisms that resident on the exposed and internal surfaces of our bodies. The microbiome, refers to the collection of microbes and their genetic material, confers a variety of physiologic benefits to the host in many key aspects of life as well as being responsible for some diseases. A large body of preclinical literature indicates that gut microbiome plays an important role in the bidirectional gut-brain axis that communicates between the gut and central nervous system. Moreover, accumulating evidences suggest that the gut microbiome is involved in the pathogenesis of ASD. The present review introduces the increasing evidence suggesting the reciprocal interaction network among microbiome, gut and brain. It also discusses the possible mechanisms by which gut microbiome influences the etiology of ASD via altering gut-brain axis. Most importantly, it highlights the new findings of targeting gut microbiome, including probiotic treatment and fecal microbiota transplant, as novel and potential therapeutics for ASD diseases.

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Authors
Yang, Y., Tian, J., & Yang, B.
Affiliations
  • Hiroshima University (JP)
  • Zhejiang University (CN)
Corresponding author
Yang, Yongshou
Venue
Life Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-02
Volume
194
Pages
111-119
ISSN
0024-3205 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2778780507
Cited by
140
References
120
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 16
FWCI
1.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Life Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
autism spectrum disorder, gut microbiota, gut-brain axis, dysbiosis, probiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation, ASD pathogenesis, gastrointestinal problems, microbiome-targeted therapy
MeSH terms
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Animals, Brain, Humans, Probiotics

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