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ArticleMicroorganisms2025

Association of Longitudinal Oral Microbiome Activity and Pediatric Concussion Recovery.

Justin Ceasar, Deepika Pugalenthi Saravanan, Brennen A Harding, Steven D Hicks

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Article in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Justin CeasarDepartment of Internal Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA.
Deepika Pugalenthi SaravananDepartment of Pediatrics, The Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, 700 HMC Cres Rd, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Brennen A HardingDepartment of Pediatrics, The Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, 700 HMC Cres Rd, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-3292-688X
Steven D HicksDepartment of Pediatrics, The Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, 700 HMC Cres Rd, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9579-6798

Funding

Poly-omic predictors of symptom duration and recovery for adolescent concussionR01NS115942 · NINDS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI HICKS, STEVEN DANIEL · 2021 to 2025
$2.8M
Refinement of a rapid saliva miRNA diagnostic test for concussionR42NS119119 · NINDS · QUADRANT BIOSCIENCES, INC. · PI LEVITSKIY, DAVID, WRIGHT, FORREST · 2020 to 2020
$381k
NIH HHS R01NS115942NIH HHS R42NS119119NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS115942NINDS NIH HHS R42 NS119119Pennsylvania TSF CURE Fund 4100088558
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) results in a constellation of symptoms commonly referred to as a concussion. It is unclear why certain individuals experience persistent symptoms. Given the growing evidence linking the microbiome with cognition and inflammation, we examined whether longitudinal microbiome patterns were associated with concussion symptoms. A cohort study of 118 children (aged 7-21 years) was conducted. Symptoms were assessed at three timepoints post-injury (4, 11, and 30 days) using the Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory. Saliva microbial activity was measured at each timepoint using RNA sequencing. A linear mixed model assessed the relationship between microbial activity and symptom burden while controlling for age, sex, and days post-mTBI. The participants' mean age was 16 (±3) years. The symptom burden decreased across all three timepoints (25 ± 22, 13 ± 17, and 5 ± 12). The longitudinal symptom burden was associated with elevated activity of

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mTBIoral–gut–brain axissalivatraumatic brain injury

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PMID40005685
PMCPMC11858354

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