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The role of short-chain fatty acids in microbiota–gut–brain communication
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Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), the main metabolites produced by bacterial fermentation of dietary fibre in the gastrointestinal tract, are speculated to have a key role in microbiota-gut-brain crosstalk. However, the pathways through which SCFAs might influence psychological functioning, including affective and cognitive processes and their neural basis, have not been fully elucidated. Furthermore, research directly exploring the role of SCFAs as potential mediators of the effects of microbiota-targeted interventions on affective and cognitive functioning is sparse, especially in humans. This Review summarizes existing knowledge on the potential of SCFAs to directly or indirectly mediate microbiota-gut-brain interactions. The effects of SCFAs on cellular systems and their interaction with gut-brain signalling pathways including immune, endocrine, neural and humoral routes are described. The effects of microbiota-targeted interventions such as prebiotics, probiotics and diet on psychological functioning and the putative mediating role of SCFA signalling will also be discussed, as well as the relationship between SCFAs and psychobiological processes. Finally, future directions to facilitate direct investigation of the effect of SCFAs on psychological functioning are outlined.
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“The gut microbiota influences gut barrier and produce neurotransmitters, amino acids and microbial metabolites61.”
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“gut microbiota dysbiosis has been implicated in behavioral and neurologic pathologies, such as depression, Alzheimer's (AD) and Parkinson's (PD) diseases and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (9, 21, 25–27).”
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“brain to gut signaling can directly affect the microbiota, either via immune system or gut functions such as motility, release of neurotransmitters and intestinal immune tone (12, 17, 21, 31).”
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“the gut microbiota can interact with the CNS via gut modulation or directly via metabolites and endotoxin translocation from the lumen to the circulation (9, 17, 21).”
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“altered SCFA production has been demonstrated in a variety of neuropathologies (19, 21, 33–35).”
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“these SCFAs regulate the expression levels of tryptophan 5-hydroxylase 1, the enzyme involved in synthesis of serotonin, and tyrosine hydroxylase, which is involved in a rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of dopamine, noradrenaline and adrenaline; therefore, producing an effect on brain neurochemistry (21, 55, 56, 116, 117).”
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“Microbial metabolites such as short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) exert beneficial effects on psychiatric disorders via the microbiota–gut–brain axis through humoral, hormonal, and immune pathways [12].”
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“SCFAs exert their physiological activities by acting as endogenous ligands for G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), and modulating gene expression by inhibiting histone deacetylases (HDACs).282”
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“Other pathways through which SCFAs can influence gutbrain communication and brain function include immune, endocrine, neuronal, vagal, and other humoral pathways (360).”
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“growing evidence supports the idea that SCFAs also exert crucial physiological effects on several organs, including the brain (17, 20, 21).”
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“Accumulating evidence suggests that SCFAs that cross into the CNS have neuroactive properties.”
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“SCFAs are endogenous ligands for a subset of GPCRs, including GPR43 and GPR41, which were subsequently renamed as free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFAR2) and FFAR3, respectively.”
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“Another important GPCR activated by SCFA is GPR109A, also known as hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 2 (HCAR2), which is activated by butyrate and β-D-hydroxy butyrate.282”
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“and intracellular SCFAs can influence gene expression via histone deacetylation (HDAC) inhibition (Dalile et al., 2019)”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Dalile, B., Van Oudenhove, L., Vervliet, B., & Verbeke, K.
- Affiliations
- KU Leuven (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Verbeke, Kristin
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
- Published
- 2019-05-23
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 461-478
- ISSN
- 1759-5045 (ISSN-L)
- 1759-5053
- OpenAlex
- W2946372752
- Cited by
- 3,357
- References
- 289
- Citations by year
- 2026: 631 · 2025: 685 · 2024: 567 · 2023: 511 · 2022: 429 · 2021: 334 · 2020: 174 · 2019: 25
- FWCI
- 21.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- lirias.kuleuven.be
- Licence
- Locations
- Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Lirias (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Keywords
- short-chain fatty acids, microbiota-gut-brain axis, dietary fiber fermentation, gut microbiota, psychological functioning, emotional processing, cognitive processes, prebiotics, probiotics, microbiota-targeted interventions, immune signaling, hormone signaling, psychobiology
- MeSH terms
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Animals, Mental Disorders, Brain, Dietary Fiber, Disease Models, Animal, Fatty Acids, Volatile, Humans, Neural Pathways, Signal Transduction, Gastrointestinal Tract
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