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- Title
The interplay between the intestinal microbiota and the brain.
- Authors
Collins, Stephen M.; Surette, Michael; Bercik, Premysl
- Abstract
The intestinal microbiota consists of a vast bacterial community that resides primarily in the lower gut and lives in a symbiotic relationship with the host. A bidirectional neurohumoral communication system, known as the gut-brain axis, integrates the host gut and brain activities. Here, we describe the recent advances in our understanding of how the intestinal microbiota communicates with the brain via this axis to influence brain development and behaviour. We also review how this extended communication system might influence a broad spectrum of diseases, including irritable bowel syndrome, psychiatric disorders and demyelinating conditions such as multiple sclerosis.
- Subjects
BRAIN; INTESTINAL infections; MULTIPLE sclerosis; IRRITABLE colon; PSYCHIATRY
- Publication
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2012, Vol 10, Issue 11, p735
- ISSN
1740-1526
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro2876