ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020
A Budding Relationship: Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles in the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bacterial extracellular vesicles - brain invaders? A systematic review.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Gut-derived bacterial extracellular vesicles: the microbial dark matter contributing to host inflammation and cardiometabolic disease.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Probiotics and Extracellular Vesicles as Redox Modulators in Wound Healing: From Microbial Therapeutics to Engineered Nanotherapeutic Strategies.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles as Systemic Messengers: Integrating Their Roles in Gut-Liver-Brain Communication and Disease.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Review
- The Gut Microbiome in Early Ontogeny: Implications for Brain and Immune System Development.Journal of developmental biology · 2026Review
- Bacterial extracellular vesicles in the brain: Pathological effects and therapeutic possibilities.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Microbiota, systemic immunity, and extracellular vesicles in stroke: peripheral nodes as therapeutic leverage points.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026Review
- Maternal factors associate with microbiota-derived extracellular vesicle profiles in pregnancy: a clinical cohort study.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- Fundamentals of Neurogastroenterology: Basic Science.Gastroenterology · 2026Review
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- Extracellular Vesicles in the Gut-Vascular-Brain Axis: A Missing Mechanistic Link Between IBD and Stroke Risk.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Melanin nanoparticles-loaded lactobacillus fermentum exosomes for targeted and visualized treatment of ulcerative colitis.Journal of advanced research · 2026Article
- Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles Mediate Microbiota-Host Communication to Regulate Blood Pressure in Male Rats.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2026Article
- EV-associated HOTAIR in cancer cell communication: a distance-aware review of functional transfer claims.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Function of the large intestine and its interaction with the brain after ischemic stroke: a comprehensive literature review.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2026Review
- Bridging Mind and Gut: The Molecular Mechanisms of microRNA, Microbiota, and Cytokine Interactions in Depression.Current gene therapy · 2026Review
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- Mental health and gut-brain crosstalk: implications for depression and Alzheimer's disease.Neuroscience applied · 2026Review
- Unveiling the rumen-microbiome-brain circuit: a unique dimension of gut-brain axis in ruminants.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2025Review
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Abstract
The discovery of the microbiota-gut-brain axis has revolutionized our understanding of systemic influences on brain function and may lead to novel therapeutic approaches to neurodevelopmental and mood disorders. A parallel revolution has occurred in the field of intercellular communication, with the realization that endosomes, and other extracellular vesicles, rival the endocrine system as regulators of distant tissues. These two paradigms shifting developments come together in recent observations that bacterial membrane vesicles contribute to inter-kingdom signaling and may be an integral component of gut microbe communication with the brain. In this short review we address the current understanding of the biogenesis of bacterial membrane vesicles and the roles they play in the survival of microbes and in intra and inter-kingdom communication. We identify recent observations indicating that bacterial membrane vesicles, particularly those derived from probiotic organisms, regulate brain function. We discuss mechanisms by which bacterial membrane vesicles may influence the brain including interaction with the peripheral nervous system, and modulation of immune activity. We also review evidence suggesting that, unlike the parent organism, gut bacteria derived membrane vesicles are able to deliver cargo, including neurotransmitters, directly to the central nervous system and may thus constitute key components of the microbiota-gut-brain axis.
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