Microbiota brain axis : a neuroscience primer /

Microbiota Brain Axis: A Neuroscience Primer provides neuroscience researchers with a comprehensive guide on how to conduct effective microbiota-brain research, understand the appropriate methodologies, and collect and analyze microbiota data. The book begins with an introduction to the importance o...

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Main Authors: Foster, Jane (Author), Clarke, Gerard (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Academic Press, 2024.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover
  • Microbiota Brain Axis
  • Microbiota Brain Axis
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • About the authors
  • Foreword
  • 1
  • The gut-brain axis
  • References
  • 2
  • What is a healthy microbiome?
  • Introduction
  • Microbiota composition and function in healthy individuals
  • Microbiota diversity across body sites in healthy individuals
  • Interindividual differences in bacterial taxa in healthy individuals
  • Sex influences microbiota composition and function
  • Age influences microbiota composition and function
  • Diet influences microbiota composition and function
  • Key taxa in the healthy microbiome
  • Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
  • Akkermansia muciniphila
  • Bacteroides
  • Prevotella
  • Future directions
  • References
  • 3
  • Gene-environment factors influence microbiota composition, diversity, and function
  • Introduction
  • Animal models
  • Human studies
  • Future directions
  • References
  • 4
  • Microbiota to brain communication
  • Introduction
  • The vagus nerve in microbiota to brain communication
  • The enteric nervous system in microbiota to brain communication
  • The immune system in microbiota to brain communication
  • Neuroendocrine signaling in microbiota to brain communication
  • Microbial metabolites in microbiota to brain communication
  • Microbial regulation of tryptophan metabolism in microbiota to brain communication
  • Microbial microvesicles in microbiota to brain communication
  • Conclusions, perspectives, and future directions
  • References
  • 5
  • Microbiota influence behavior-Work in animal models
  • Overview
  • Behavior in germ-free mice
  • Antibiotic-related changes in microbiota influence behavior
  • The impact of stress on microbiota and behavior
  • The impact of diet on microbiota and behavior
  • Fecal matter transplantation alters behavior in recipient
  • Future directions
  • References.
  • 6
  • Microbiota influence brain systems-Work in animal models
  • Introduction
  • Neuroimmune signaling
  • Neurotransmission
  • Neural plasticity
  • Future directions
  • References
  • 7
  • Microbiota in neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Introduction
  • Microbiota to brain communication in neurodevelopment
  • Microbiota during pregnancy
  • Stress and the postnatal microbiota
  • C-section
  • Preterm
  • Antibiotics
  • Mode of feeding
  • General
  • Microbiota in neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Conclusions, perspectives, and future directions
  • References
  • 8
  • Microbiota in psychiatry
  • Introduction
  • Microbes and mood in healthy people
  • Microbes in mood and anxiety disorders
  • Major depressive disorder
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Anxiety disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Future directions
  • References
  • 9
  • Microbiota-brain interactions in aging and neurodegeneration
  • Introduction
  • The aging gut microbiome: focus on health
  • Unhealthy aging and the gut microbiome
  • Aging and the gut-brain axis
  • Microbiome and Parkinson's disease
  • Microbiome and Alzheimer's disease
  • Other neurodegenerative disorders: ALS/MS/Huntington's
  • Microbiome and aging: longevity in model organisms
  • Microbiome and aging: turning back the clock in preclinical models
  • Conclusions, perspectives, and future directions
  • References
  • 10
  • Pharmacological treatments and the microbiome-Antibiotics and nonantibiotic drugs
  • Introduction
  • Antibiotics impact the microbiome and the microbiota-brain axis
  • Exposure to antibiotics early in life-Animal studies
  • Exposure to antibiotics early in life-Clinical studies
  • Exposure in adolescence and adulthood
  • The impact of nonantibiotic drugs on microbiota
  • Future directions
  • References
  • 11
  • Microbial-related treatments
  • Introduction
  • Probiotics
  • Prebiotics
  • Synbiotics
  • Postbiotics
  • Fermented foods and diet.
  • Fecal microbiota transplantation
  • Antibiotics
  • Conclusions, perspectives, and future directions
  • References
  • 12
  • Microbiota-related biomarkers for precision medicine and drug discovery
  • Introduction
  • Translational science
  • Microbiome biomarkers for precision health
  • Where to next?
  • References
  • Abbreviations
  • Index
  • Back Cover.