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Intestinal microbiota, probiotics and mental health: from Metchnikoff to modern advances: Part II – contemporary contextual research

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Bested, Alison C, Logan, Alan C, Selhub, Eva M·2013·Gut Pathogens

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In recent years there has been a renewed interest concerning the ways in which the gastrointestinal tract – its functional integrity and microbial residents – might influence human mood (e.g. depression) and behavioral disorders. Once a hotbed of scientific interest in the early 20th century, this area lay dormant for decades, in part due to its association with the controversial term ‘autointoxication’. Here we review contemporary findings related to intestinal permeability, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, lipopolysaccharide endotoxin (LPS) exposure, D-lactic acid, propionic acid, and discuss their relevance to microbiota and mental health. In addition, we include the context of modern dietary habits as they relate to depression, anxiety and their potential interaction with intestinal microbiota.

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  • Rodent studies suggest that the gut microbiome has strategic evolutionary importance by modulating stress responses and influencing behaviors that impact the survival of species.

    “These rodent studies suggest that the gut microbiome has strategic evolutionary importance by modulating stress responses and influencing behaviors that impact the survival of species.15”

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Authors
Bested, A. C., Logan, A. C., & Selhub, E. M.
Affiliations
  • B.C. Women's Hospital & Health Centre (CA)
  • Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Logan, Alan C
Venue
Gut Pathogens
Published
2013-03-14
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
3-3
ISSN
1757-4749 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2118613385
Cited by
121
References
202
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
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  • Gut Pathogens (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
gut microbiota, probiotics, gut-brain axis, depression, anxiety, mental health, intestinal permeability, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, D-lactate, propionic acid, autointoxication, dietary habits

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