Physiological Reviews,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
99(4), P. 1877 - 2013
Published: Aug. 28, 2019
The
importance
of
the
gut-brain
axis
in
maintaining
homeostasis
has
long
been
appreciated.
However,
past
15
yr
have
seen
emergence
microbiota
(the
trillions
microorganisms
within
and
on
our
bodies)
as
one
key
regulators
function
led
to
appreciation
a
distinct
microbiota-gut-brain
axis.
This
is
gaining
ever
more
traction
fields
investigating
biological
physiological
basis
psychiatric,
neurodevelopmental,
age-related,
neurodegenerative
disorders.
brain
communicate
with
each
other
via
various
routes
including
immune
system,
tryptophan
metabolism,
vagus
nerve
enteric
nervous
involving
microbial
metabolites
such
short-chain
fatty
acids,
branched
chain
amino
peptidoglycans.
Many
factors
can
influence
composition
early
life,
infection,
mode
birth
delivery,
use
antibiotic
medications,
nature
nutritional
provision,
environmental
stressors,
host
genetics.
At
extreme
diversity
diminishes
aging.
Stress,
particular,
significantly
impact
at
all
stages
life.
Much
recent
work
implicated
gut
many
conditions
autism,
anxiety,
obesity,
schizophrenia,
Parkinson’s
disease,
Alzheimer’s
disease.
Animal
models
paramount
linking
regulation
fundamental
neural
processes,
neurogenesis
myelination,
microbiome
activation
microglia.
Moreover,
translational
human
studies
are
ongoing
will
greatly
enhance
field.
Future
focus
understanding
mechanisms
underlying
attempt
elucidate
microbial-based
intervention
therapeutic
strategies
for
neuropsychiatric
New England Journal of Medicine,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
375(24), P. 2369 - 2379
Published: Dec. 14, 2016
The
large
majority
of
studies
on
the
role
microbiome
in
pathogenesis
disease
are
correlative
and
preclinical;
several
have
influenced
clinical
practice.
Science,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
352(6285), P. 565 - 569
Published: April 28, 2016
“Normal”
for
the
gut
microbiota
For
benefit
of
future
clinical
studies,
it
is
critical
to
establish
what
constitutes
a
“normal”
microbiome,
if
exists
at
all.
Through
fecal
samples
and
questionnaires,
Falony
et
al.
Zhernakova
targeted
general
populations
in
Belgium
Netherlands,
respectively.
Gut
composition
correlated
with
range
factors
including
diet,
use
medication,
red
blood
cell
counts,
chromogranin
A,
stool
consistency.
The
data
give
some
hints
possible
biomarkers
normal
communities.
Science
,
this
issue
pp.
560
565
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
81(4)
Published: Nov. 8, 2017
SUMMARY
The
human
gut
microbiota
is
engaged
in
multiple
interactions
affecting
host
health
during
the
host's
entire
life
span.
Microbes
colonize
neonatal
immediately
following
birth.
establishment
and
interactive
development
of
this
early
are
believed
to
be
(at
least
partially)
driven
modulated
by
specific
compounds
present
milk.
It
has
been
shown
that
certain
genomes
infant
commensals,
particular
those
bifidobacterial
species,
genetically
adapted
utilize
glycans
secretory
fluid,
thus
representing
a
very
intriguing
example
host-microbe
coevolution,
where
both
partners
benefit.
In
recent
years,
various
metagenomic
studies
have
tried
dissect
composition
functionality
microbiome
explore
distribution
across
different
ecological
niches
biogeography
corresponding
microbial
consortia,
including
bacteria
viruses,
healthy
ill
subjects.
Such
analyses
linked
features
microbiota/microbiome,
such
as
reduced
diversity
or
aberrant
composition,
intestinal
illnesses
infants
disease
states
manifested
at
later
stages
life,
asthma,
inflammatory
bowel
disease,
metabolic
disorders.
Thus,
growing
number
reported
on
how
composition/development
may
affect
risk
factors
related
adult
conditions.
This
concept
fueled
strategies
shape
based
functional
food
products.
review,
we
describe
microbiota,
mechanisms
drive
its
consortia
molded
natural
artificial
interventions.
Finally,
discuss
relevance
key
players
bifidobacteria,
with
respect
their
role
disease.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: April 23, 2022
Abstract
The
role
of
microbiota
in
health
and
diseases
is
being
highlighted
by
numerous
studies
since
its
discovery.
Depending
on
the
localized
regions,
can
be
classified
into
gut,
oral,
respiratory,
skin
microbiota.
microbial
communities
are
symbiosis
with
host,
contributing
to
homeostasis
regulating
immune
function.
However,
dysbiosis
lead
dysregulation
bodily
functions
including
cardiovascular
(CVDs),
cancers,
respiratory
diseases,
etc.
In
this
review,
we
discuss
current
knowledge
how
links
host
or
pathogenesis.
We
first
summarize
research
healthy
conditions,
gut-brain
axis,
colonization
resistance
modulation.
Then,
highlight
pathogenesis
disease
development
progression,
primarily
associated
community
composition,
modulation
response,
induction
chronic
inflammation.
Finally,
introduce
clinical
approaches
that
utilize
for
treatment,
such
as
fecal
transplantation.