ArticleGut microbes
Microbiota-derived metabolites as drivers of gut-brain communication.
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255 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 390 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gut microbiome modulation can improve cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2026Pooled it
- The microbiota-gut-brain-epigenome axis as a novel therapeutic target for decoding postpartum depression.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Neurotransmitter-mediated gut-brain axis: a bibliometric analysis of research trends and knowledge structure.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Pooled it
- Gut microbiota and ALS: cause, consequence or correlation? - a systematic review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Stabilized adaptive states in microbiome-human integrated physiology: reframing health and chronic disease as symbiotic biological states.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Microbiota Dysbiosis in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Systematic Review of Human Studies.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of clinical efficacy and gut microbiota characteristics in children with ASD treated with fecal microbiota transplantation and ketogenic diet.BMC psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Effect of perioperative probiotic intervention on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients: a randomized double- blinded and placebo-controlled trial.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Trial
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- A systematic assessment of the short- and long-term effects of commonly used breast cancer chemotherapeutics on the gut microbiome‒blood‒brain axis of female mice.Gut microbes · 2026Article
- Vagal sensing of altered gut microbiota links to externalizing behaviors.Gut microbes · 2026Article
- Gut Microbiota Modulation in CNS Disorders: Therapeutic Strategies and Implications for Drug Efficacy.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Microbiota-gut-brain axis and bile acids-driven neuromodulation.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Gut Microbiota-Elicited Aberrant Phosphorylation Induces Protein Structural Anomalies: A Non-Negligible Pathogenic Driver of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Short-chain fatty acids as key mediators of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in chronic cerebral hypoperfusion: mechanisms and therapeutics.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026Review
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- Akkermansia muciniphila : A next-generation gut probiotic supporting neurorepair and functional recovery.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Mechanism-First Psychobiotics: Fermented Vegetables, Dairy, and Soy for Depression and Anxiety.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- BDNF and GSK-3β signaling in depression: molecular mechanisms underlying neural plasticity dysfunction.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
Alterations in the gut microbiota composition have been associated with a range of neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and neuropsychiatric disorders. The gut microbes transform and metabolize dietary- and host-derived molecules generating a diverse group of metabolites with local and systemic effects. The bi-directional communication between brain and the microbes residing in the gut, the so-called gut-brain axis, consists of a network of immunological, neuronal, and endocrine signaling pathways. Although the full variety of mechanisms of the gut-brain crosstalk is yet to be established, the existing data demonstrates that a single metabolite or its derivatives are likely among the key inductors within the gut-brain axis communication. However, more research is needed to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying how gut microbiota associated metabolites alter brain functions, and to examine if different interventional approaches targeting the gut microbiota could be used in prevention and treatment of neurological disorders, as reviewed herein.
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