ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2021
Altered Autonomic Functions and Gut Microbiome in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Implications for Assisting ASD Screening and Diagnosis.
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- Pooled it
- Non-gene-edited neural stem cells reverse neuroinflammation and microbiota dysbiosis in a sprague-dawley rat model of autism spectrum disorder.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- The microbiota-gut-brain axis as a modulator of symptom expression in autism spectrum disorder, with exploratory insights into ADHD: evidence from a structured narrative review on paediatric population.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota dysbiosis in autism spectrum disorder: 10 years of progress on compositional alterations, metabolic/immune mechanisms, and therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Research progress on the microbiota-gut-brain axis in autism spectrum disorder: a narrative review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Targeted stool metabolomics suggests exploratory catecholamine- and tryptophan-linked metabolic features in autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Digestive Neurobiology in Autism: From Enteric and Central Nervous System Interactions to Shared Genetic Pathways.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- 3KO-NSCs ameliorate behavioral deficits and modulate gut microbiota in a VPA-induced C57BL/6 mouse model of autism.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Commercial Wearables for the Management of People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review.Biosensors · 2024Review
- Review
- Autism spectrum disorders and the gastrointestinal tract: insights into mechanisms and clinical relevance.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2024Review
- Impact of Gut Microbiota on the Peripheral Nervous System in Physiological, Regenerative and Pathological Conditions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- A review of the auditory-gut-brain axis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Biological correlates of altered circadian rhythms, autonomic functions and sleep problems in autism spectrum disorder.Annals of general psychiatry · 2022Review
- Clostridioides difficile Infection Dysregulates Brain Dopamine Metabolism.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Article
- Dynamic and Systemic Perspective in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Change of Gaze in Research Opens to A New Landscape of Needs and Solutions.Brain sciences · 2022Review
- The Gut Microbiota and Short-Chain Fatty Acids Profile in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Tongue microbiome in children with autism spectrum disorder.Journal of oral microbiology · 2021Article
- Alcoholic fatty liver disease inhibited the co-expression of Fmo5 and PPARα to activate the NF-κB signaling pathway, thereby reducing liver injury via inducing gut microbiota disturbance.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2021Article
- Microbiome-Specific Statistical Modeling Identifies Interplay Between Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Neurobehavioral Outcomes in Patients With Autism: A Case Control Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurological and developmental disorder, and a growing body of literature suggests the presence of autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysfunction in individuals with ASD. ANS is part of the "gut brain axis", which consists of an intricate interplay between the gut microbiome, mucosal immune system, enteric nervous system, ANS, and central processes receiving input from the vagus nerve. Measurements of the gut microbiome and the autonomic indices can serve as non-invasive markers of the status of the gut-brain axis in ASD. To our knowledge, no previous studies have explored the relationship between ANS and gut microbiome in individuals with ASD. Furthermore, while previous studies investigated the use of autonomic indices and gut microbiome independently as markers of ASD-related comorbidities, such as anxiety, cardiovascular issues, and gastrointestinal dysfunction, the use of combined autonomic indices and gut microbiome factors to classify ASD and control subjects has not been explored. In this study, we characterized autonomic function of a group of individuals with ASD in comparison to their paired, first-degree relative controls. Second, we explored the ASD gut-brain-axis through the relationship between gut microbiome markers and autonomic indices, as well as the correlation between the gut-brain-axis and clinical presentation of ASD. Lastly, this study explores the predictive capability of gut-brain-axis biomarkers (including autonomic and microbiome indices) in subtyping ASD cases, serving as a starting point to investigate the possibility of assisting in ASD screening and diagnosis that still heavily relies on psychological testing, which may be based on highly subjective standards.
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