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ArticleScientific reports2025

An in vitro neurobacterial interface reveals direct modulation of neuronal function by gut bacteria.

Juan Lombardo-Hernandez, Jesús Mansilla-Guardiola, Riccardo Aucello, Cristian Botta, Maria Teresa García-Esteban, Antonio Murciano-Cespedosa, David Muñoz-Rodríguez, Elisa Quarta, Álvaro Mateos González, Carmen Juan-Llamas and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Juan Lombardo-HernandezBiomathematics Unit, Data Analysis and Computational Tools for Biology Research Group, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, and Modeling, Complutense University of Madrid, C/José Antonio Nováis 12, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Jesús Mansilla-GuardiolaBiomathematics Unit, Data Analysis and Computational Tools for Biology Research Group, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, and Modeling, Complutense University of Madrid, C/José Antonio Nováis 12, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Riccardo AucelloDepartment of Computer Science, University of Torino, 10024, Turin, Italy.
Cristian BottaDepartment of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini, 2, 10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy.
Maria Teresa García-EstebanUnit of Microbiology, Department of Genetic, Physiology and Microbiology, Biology Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Antonio Murciano-CespedosaBiomathematics Unit, Data Analysis and Computational Tools for Biology Research Group, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, and Modeling, Complutense University of Madrid, C/José Antonio Nováis 12, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
David Muñoz-RodríguezBiomathematics Unit, Data Analysis and Computational Tools for Biology Research Group, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, and Modeling, Complutense University of Madrid, C/José Antonio Nováis 12, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Elisa QuartaBiomathematics Unit, Data Analysis and Computational Tools for Biology Research Group, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, and Modeling, Complutense University of Madrid, C/José Antonio Nováis 12, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Álvaro Mateos GonzálezBiomathematics Unit, Data Analysis and Computational Tools for Biology Research Group, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, and Modeling, Complutense University of Madrid, C/José Antonio Nováis 12, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Carmen Juan-LlamasBiomathematics Unit, Data Analysis and Computational Tools for Biology Research Group, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, and Modeling, Complutense University of Madrid, C/José Antonio Nováis 12, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
Kalliopi RantsiouDepartment of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini, 2, 10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy.
Stefano GeunaDepartment of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Cavalieri Ottolenghi Neuroscience Institute, Ospedale San Luigi, University of Turin, 10043, Turin, Italy.
Luca CocolinDepartment of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences, University of Turin, Largo Paolo Braccini, 2, 10095, Grugliasco, TO, Italy. lucasimone.cocolin@unito.it.
Celia Herrera-RinconBiomathematics Unit, Data Analysis and Computational Tools for Biology Research Group, Department of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, and Modeling, Complutense University of Madrid, C/José Antonio Nováis 12, 28040, Madrid, Spain. ceherrer@ucm.es.

Funding

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación PID2023-147361NA-I00Spanish Ministry of Universities FPU Predoctoral Fellowship FPU23/02273Universidad Complutense de Madrid PR3/23-30827
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interactions between bacteria and somatic cells are increasingly important for understanding cellular communication mechanisms. While the gut microbiome's influence on the gut-brain axis is established, direct interactions between bacteria and neurons are poorly explored, especially regarding bidirectional information exchange. We developed an in vitro model using the foodborne bacterium Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and rat cortical neural cultures to study neuronal responses to bacterial presence through morphological, functional, and transcriptomic analyses. We found that L. plantarum adheres to neuronal surfaces without penetrating the soma. Real-time calcium imaging showed enhanced Ca

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeLactiplantibacillus plantarumNeuronsAnimalsCalcium SignalingCells, CulturedGene Expression ProfilingNeuronal PlasticityRatsTranscriptomeBioelectricityGut bacteriaMicrobiomeNeurobacterial interaction

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PMID40664808
PMCPMC12264013

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