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ArticleScientific reports2024

The oral microbiome is associated with HPA axis response to a psychosocial stressor.

Eleftheria G Charalambous, Sophie B Mériaux, Pauline Guebels, Claude P Muller, Fleur A D Leenen, Martha M C Elwenspoek, Ines Thiele, Johannes Hertel, Jonathan D Turner

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  5. Exploring the Role of Oral Microbiota in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Bruxism.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  7. Chronic Stress May Amplify Gender/Sex Differences in Amygdala Reactivity to Ambiguous Emotional Stimuli.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025
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  8. Oral microbiota and central nervous system diseases: A review.Neuroprotection (Chichester, England) · 2025
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Eleftheria G CharalambousImmune Endocrine Epigenetics Research Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 29, rue Henri Koch, 4354, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.ORCID 0000-0002-5755-0375
Sophie B MériauxImmune Endocrine Epigenetics Research Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 29, rue Henri Koch, 4354, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Pauline GuebelsImmune Endocrine Epigenetics Research Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 29, rue Henri Koch, 4354, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Claude P MullerImmune Endocrine Epigenetics Research Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 29, rue Henri Koch, 4354, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Fleur A D LeenenImmune Endocrine Epigenetics Research Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 29, rue Henri Koch, 4354, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Martha M C ElwenspoekImmune Endocrine Epigenetics Research Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 29, rue Henri Koch, 4354, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Ines ThieleSchool of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
Johannes HertelFaculty of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur Alzette, Luxembourg.
Jonathan D TurnerImmune Endocrine Epigenetics Research Group, Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 29, rue Henri Koch, 4354, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. jonathan.turner@lih.lu.ORCID 0000-0002-2760-1071

Funding

Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg PRIDE/11823097/MICROH; C16/BM/11342695 "MetCOEPs"; C12/BM/3985792 "EpiPath"; INTER/ANR/16/11568350 "MADAM"
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intense psychosocial stress during early life has a detrimental effect on health-disease balance in later life. Simultaneously, despite its sensitivity to stress, the developing microbiome contributes to long-term health. Following stress exposure, HPA-axis activation regulates the "fight or flight" response with the release of glucose and cortisol. Here, we investigated the interaction between the oral microbiome and the stress response. We used a cohort of 115 adults, mean age 24, who either experienced institutionalisation and adoption (n = 40) or were non-adopted controls (n = 75). Glucose and cortisol measurements were taken from participants following an extended socially evaluated cold pressor test (seCPT) at multiple time points. The cohort´s oral microbiome was profiled via 16S-V4 sequencing on microbial DNA from saliva and buccal samples. Using mixed-effect linear regressions, we identified 12 genera that exhibited an interaction with host's cortisol-glucose response to stress, strongly influencing intensity and clearance of cortisol and glucose following stress exposure. Particularly, the identified taxa influenced the glucose and cortisol release profiles and kinetics following seCPT exposure. In conclusion, our study provided evidence for the oral microbiome modifying the effect of stress on the HPA-axis and human metabolism, as shown in glucose-cortisol time series data.

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HydrocortisoneHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemMicrobiotaPituitary-Adrenal SystemSalivaStress, PsychologicalAdultFemaleGlucoseHumansMaleMouthYoung AdultGlucoseHydrocortisoneDevelopmental origins of health and diseaseEarly life adversityHost-microbiome interactionsHPA axisMicrobiomeStress

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PMID38982178
PMCPMC11233668

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