Stress & the gut-brain axis: Regulation by the microbiome

Foster, JA and Rinaman, L and Cryan, JF (2017) Stress & the gut-brain axis: Regulation by the microbiome. Neurobiology of Stress, 7. 124 - 136.

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Abstract

The importance of the gut–brain axis in regulating stress-related responses has long been appreciated. More recently, the microbiota has emerged as a key player in the control of this axis, especially during conditions of stress provoked by real or perceived homeostatic challenge. Diet is one of the most important modifying factors of the microbiota-gut-brain axis. The routes of communication between the microbiota and brain are slowly being unravelled, and include the vagus nerve, gut hormone signaling, the immune system, tryptophan metabolism, and microbial metabolites such as short chain fatty acids. The importance of the early life gut microbiota in shaping later health outcomes also is emerging. Results from preclinical studies indicate that alterations of the early microbial composition by way of antibiotic exposure, lack of breastfeeding, birth by Caesarean section, infection, stress exposure, and other environmental influences - coupled with the influence of host genetics - can result in long-term modulation of stress-related physiology and behaviour. The gut microbiota has been implicated in a variety of stress-related conditions including anxiety, depression and irritable bowel syndrome, although this is largely based on animal studies or correlative analysis in patient populations. Additional research in humans is sorely needed to reveal the relative impact and causal contribution of the microbiome to stress-related disorders. In this regard, the concept of psychobiotics is being developed and refined to encompass methods of targeting the microbiota in order to positively impact mental health outcomes. At the 2016 Neurobiology of Stress Workshop in Newport Beach, CA, a group of experts presented the symposium “The Microbiome: Development, Stress, and Disease”. This report summarizes and builds upon some of the key concepts in that symposium within the context of how microbiota might influence the neurobiology of stress.

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Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Creators/Authors:	Creators Email Pitt Username ORCID Foster, JA Rinaman, L rinaman@pitt.edu RINAMAN Cryan, JF
Date:	1 December 2017
Date Type:	Publication
Journal or Publication Title:	Neurobiology of Stress
Volume:	7
Page Range:	124 - 136
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1016/j.ynstr.2017.03.001
Refereed:	Yes
Related URLs:	Science Direct
Article Type:	Review
Date Deposited:	20 Mar 2017 15:58
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2021 10:55
URI:	http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/30993

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