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Wang L, Meng FJ, Jin YH, Wu LQ, Tang RY, Xu KH, Guo Y, Mao JJ, Ding JP, Li J. Effects of probiotic supplementation on 12 min run performance, mood management, body composition and gut microbiota in amateur marathon runners: A double-blind controlled trial. J Exerc Sci Fit 2024; 22:297-304. [PMID: 38706951 PMCID: PMC11066675 DOI: 10.1016/j.jesf.2024.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Background Probiotic supplementation has a positive effect on endurance exercise performance and body composition in athletes, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Gut microbiota can provide measurable markers of immune function in athletes, and microbial composition analysis may be sensitive enough to detect stress and metabolic disorders caused by exercise. Methods Nineteen healthy active amateur marathon runners (15 male and 4 female) with a mean age of 29.11 years volunteered to participate in this double-blind controlled study. Based on the performance of the Cooper 12-min running test (CRT), the participants were allocated into two groups to receive either a probiotic formulation comprising lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium longum (n = 10) or placebo containing maltodextrin (n = 9) for five weeks. Consistency of diet and exercise was ensured throughout the experimental period. Before and after the intervention, all participants were assessed for CRT, emotional stability and gastrointestinal symptoms, gut microbiota composition, body composition and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicators of skeletal muscle microcirculation. Results Compared to before the intervention, the probiotics group showed an increase in CRT score (2.88 ± 0.57 vs 3.01 ± 0.60 km, P<0.05), significant improvement in GSRS and GIQLI (9.20 ± 4.64 vs 7.40 ± 3.24, 118.90 ± 12.30 vs 127.50 ± 9.85, P<0.05), while these indicators remained unchanged in the control group, with a significant time-group interaction effect on gastrointestinal symptoms. Additionally, some MRI metabolic cycling indicators of the thigh skeletal muscle also changed in the probiotics group (P<0.05). Regarding microbiota abundance, the probiotics group exhibited a significant increase in the abundance of beneficial bacteria and a significant decrease in the abundance of harmful bacteria post-intervention (P<0.05). Conclusion As a sports nutritional supplement, probiotics have the potential to improve athletic performance by optimizing the balance of gut microbiota, alleviating gastrointestinal symptoms.
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- Le Wang
- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Women's Hospital School of Medicine Zhejiang University, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Physical Education, Hangzhou Normal University, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
- Hangzhou Institute of Sports Medicine for Marathon, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- School of Clinical Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
- Hangzhou Institute of Sports Medicine for Marathon, China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Research in Assessment of Cognitive Impairments, China
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Aslan Çİn NN, Açik M, Tertemİz OF, Aktan Ç, Akçali DT, Çakiroğlu FP, Özçelİk AÖ. Effect of prebiotic and probiotic supplementation on reduced pain in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial. PSYCHOL HEALTH MED 2024; 29:528-541. [PMID: 37224267 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2023.2216464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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It has recently been observed that microorganisms in the gut can regulate brain processes through the gut microbiota-brain axis, affecting pain, depression, and sleep quality. Consequently, prebiotics and probiotics may potentially improve physical, psychological, and cognitive states in those with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) who have an altered microbiota balance. In a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to determine the effects of probiotic and prebiotic treatments on pain, sleep, quality of life, and psychological distress (depression and anxiety) in FMS, 53 female participants with FMS were randomised to receive either: 1) 4 × 1010 CFUs per day for the 18 patients in the probiotics group; 2) 10 g dose inulin per day for the 17 patients in the prebiotic group; or 3) a placebo for 8 weeks for the 18 patients in this group. The mean ages of the groups were similar and there was no significant difference between the groups. The impact of FMS on pain, sleep quality, quality of life, anxiety, and depressive symptoms were measured at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks post-intervention. Probiotic supplementation significantly decreased the Beck Depression Index (BDI), Beck Anxiety Index (BAI), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores compared to baseline, while prebiotic supplementation only significantly decreased PSQI scores. Moreover, participants who received probiotic treatment presented a significantly reduced Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score compared with those who received placebo treatment, after the interventions. Probiotic supplementation significantly improved sleep quality, depression, anxiety, and pain scores compared to those at baseline in FMS patients, while prebiotic supplementation significantly improved pain scores and sleep quality. The potential benefits of using probiotics for treatment management in FMS patients is supported by the results of the current study and might provide an important strategy to combat FMS-associated diseases.
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- Nazlı Nur Aslan Çİn
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Health Sciences, Trabzon, TURKEY
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Fırat University Faculty of Health Sciences, Elazığ, TURKEY
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- Department of Algology, İzmir Health Sciences University Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, İzmir, TURKEY
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- Department of Algology, Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, TURKEY
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, TURKEY
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, TURKEY
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Qiao R, Zhou Y, Ding T, Jiang X. Fatigue, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Gen Med 2024; 17:49-58. [PMID: 38221940 PMCID: PMC10785688 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s440652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024] Open
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Purpose The benefits of physical activity (PA) are widely recognized, but the intensity of PA in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with varying disease activity levels remains controversial. We aimed to investigate the relationship between PA levels, fatigue, and other health-related quality of life (QoL) in Chinese IBD patients. Patients and Methods The study is a cross-sectional investigation conducted at a comprehensive IBD diagnosis and treatment facility in East China, spanning from August 2022 to February 2023. A total of 245 participants were initially enrolled, and after excluding individuals with incomplete data about crucial exposure and outcome variables, the final sample size amounted to 237. Participants were provided with a questionnaire encompassing sociodemographic factors, clinical information, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), and the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ). Correlation analysis was employed to assess the relationship between variables. Results A majority of participants (144) exhibited low levels of PA. Furthermore, 40.5% of all participants reported experiencing fatigue. Individuals with low levels of PA had an average MIF-20 score of 62.9±16.0. Correlation analysis showed that PA was significantly and negatively associated with fatigue (r = -0.224, p < 0.001). Additionally, PA was also negatively correlated with anxiety (r = -0.150, p < 0.05) and depression (r = -0.242, p < 0.001). On the other hand, PA was positively correlated with quality of life (QoL) (r = 0.171, p < 0.01). Furthermore, our analysis indicated that sleep disorders were positively associated with both anxiety (r = 0.349, p < 0.01) and depression (r = 0.354, p < 0.001). Conclusion The levels of PA are significantly low, and there is a high prevalence of fatigue among individuals with IBD. PA in IBD showed a strong negative correlation with fatigue and a strong positive correlation with quality of life.
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- Ranran Qiao
- School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, People’s Republic of China
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Laakso EL, Ewais T. A Holistic Perspective on How Photobiomodulation May Influence Fatigue, Pain, and Depression in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Beyond Molecular Mechanisms. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11051497. [PMID: 37239169 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11051497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2023] [Revised: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Numerous mechanisms, mostly molecular, have been tested and proposed for photobiomodulation. Photobiomodulation is finding a niche in the treatment of conditions that have no gold-standard treatment or only partially effective pharmacological treatment. Many chronic conditions are characterised by symptoms for which there is no cure or control and for which pharmaceuticals may add to the disease burden through side effects. To add quality to life, alternate methods of symptom management need to be identified. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate how photobiomodulation, through its numerous mechanisms, may offer an adjunctive therapy in inflammatory bowel disease. Rather than considering only molecular mechanisms, we take an overarching biopsychosocial approach to propose how existing evidence gleaned from other studies may underpin a treatment strategy of potential benefit to people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. MAIN FINDINGS In this paper, the authors have proposed the perspective that photobiomodulation, through an integrated effect on the neuroimmune and microbiome-gut-brain axis, has the potential to be effective in managing the fatigue, pain, and depressive symptoms of people with inflammatory bowel disease.
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- E-Liisa Laakso
- Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia
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- Mater Adolescent and Young Adult Health Clinic, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
- School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4068, Australia
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia
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Sharvin BL, Aburto MR, Cryan JF. Decoding the neurocircuitry of gut feelings: Region-specific microbiome-mediated brain alterations. Neurobiol Dis 2023; 179:106033. [PMID: 36758820 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Research in the last decade has unveiled a crucial role for the trillions of microorganisms that reside in the gut in influencing host neurodevelopment across the lifespan via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. Studies have linked alterations in the composition, complexity, and diversity of the gut microbiota to changes in behaviour including abnormal social interactions, cognitive deficits, and anxiety- and depressive-like phenotypes. Moreover, the microbiota has been linked with neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders. Interestingly, there appears to be specific brain regions governing the neurocircuitry driving higher cognitive function that are susceptible to influence from manipulations to the host microbiome. This review will aim to elucidate the region-specific effects mediated by the gut microbiota, with a focus on translational animal models and some existing human neuroimaging data. Compelling preclinical evidence suggests disruption to normal microbiota-gut-brain signalling can have detrimental effects on the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and striatum. Furthermore, human neuroimaging studies have unveiled a role for the microbiota in mediating functional connectivity and structure of specific brain regions that can be traced back to neurocognition and behavioural output. Understanding these microbiota-mediated changes will aid in identifying unique therapeutic targets for treating neurological disorders associated with these regions.
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- Brendan L Sharvin
- APC Microbiome, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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De Oliveira FL, Salgaço MK, de Oliveira MT, Mesa V, Sartoratto A, Peregrino AM, Ramos WS, Sivieri K. Exploring the Potential of Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175 as Promising Psychobiotics Using SHIME. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15061521. [PMID: 36986251 PMCID: PMC10056475 DOI: 10.3390/nu15061521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Psychobiotics are probiotics that have the characteristics of modulating central nervous system (CNS) functions or reconciled actions by the gut-brain axis (GBA) through neural, humoral and metabolic pathways to improve gastrointestinal activity as well as anxiolytic and even antidepressant abilities. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175 on the gut microbiota of mildly anxious adults using SHIME®. The protocol included a one-week control period and two weeks of treatment with L. helveticus R0052 and B. longum R0175. Ammonia (NH4+), short chain fatty acids (SCFAs), gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), cytokines and microbiota composition were determined. Probiotic strains decreased significantly throughout the gastric phase. The highest survival rates were exhibited by L. helveticus R0052 (81.58%; 77.22%) after the gastric and intestinal phase when compared to B. longum (68.80%; 64.64%). At the genus level, a taxonomic assignment performed in the ascending colon in the SHIME® model showed that probiotics (7 and 14 days) significantly (p < 0.005) increased the abundance of Lactobacillus and Olsenella and significantly decreased Lachnospira and Escheria-Shigella. The probiotic treatment (7 and 14 days) decreased (p < 0.001) NH4+ production when compared to the control period. For SCFAs, we observed after probiotic treatment (14 days) an increase (p < 0.001) in acetic acid production and total SCFAs when compared to the control period. Probiotic treatment increased (p < 0.001) the secretion of anti-inflammatory (IL-6 and IL-10) and decreased (p < 0.001) pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha) when compared to the control period. The gut-brain axis plays an important role in the gut microbiota, producing SCFAs and GABA, stimulating the production of anti-anxiety homeostasis. The signature of the microbiota in anxiety disorders provides a promising direction for the prevention of mental illness and opens a new perspective for using the psychobiotic as a main actor of therapeutic targets.
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- Fellipe Lopes De Oliveira
- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Food Engineering, Campus Araraquara, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara 14800-060, SP, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Food Engineering, Campus Araraquara, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara 14800-060, SP, Brazil
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- Université Paris Cité, INSERM, UMR-S 1139 (3PHM), Faculty of Pharmacy, F-75006 Paris, France
- Food and Human Nutrition Research Group, School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Medellín 050010, Antioquia, Colombia
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- APSEN Farmacêutica, Department of Medical Affairs, Santo Amaro 04753-001, SP, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Food Engineering, Campus Araraquara, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araraquara 14800-060, SP, Brazil
- University of Araraquara-UNIARA, Araraquara 14801-320, SP, Brazil
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Cuskelly A, Hoedt EC, Harms L, Talley NJ, Tadros MA, Keely S, Hodgson DM. Neonatal immune challenge influences the microbiota and behaviour in a sexually dimorphic manner. Brain Behav Immun 2022; 103:232-242. [PMID: 35491004 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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There is comorbidity between anxiety disorders and gastrointestinal disorders, with both linked to adverse early life events. The microbiome gut-brain-axis, a bidirectional communication system, is plastic throughout the neonatal period and is a possible mediator of this relationship. Here, we used a well-established neonatal rodent immune activation model to investigate the long-term effect of neonatal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure on adult behaviour and the relationship to microbiome composition. Wistar rats were injected with LPS (0.05 mg/kg) or saline (equivolume) on postnatal days 3 and 5. In adulthood, behavioural tests were performed to assess anxiety-like behaviour, and microbiota sequencing was performed on stool samples. There were distinctly different behavioural phenotypes for LPS-exposed males and females. LPS-exposed males displayed typical anxiety-like behaviours with significantly decreased social interaction (F(1,22) = 7.576, p = 0.009) and increased defecation relative to saline controls (F(1,23) = 8.623, p = 0.005). LPS-exposed females displayed a different behavioural phenotype with significantly increased social interaction (F(1,22) = 6.094, p = 0.018), and exploration (F(1,24) = 6.359, p = 0.015), compared to saline controls. With respect to microbiota profiling data, Bacteroidota was significantly increased for LPS-exposed females (F(1,14) = 4.931p = 0.035) and Proteobacteria was decreased for LPS-exposed rats of both sexes versus controls (F(1,30) = 4.923p = 0.035). Furthermore, alterations in predicted functional pathways for neurotransmitters in faeces were observed with a decrease in the relative abundance of D-glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism in LPS exposed females compared to control females (p < 0.05). This suggests that neonatal immune activation alters both later life behaviour and adult gut microbiota in sex-specific ways. These findings highlight the importance of sex in determining the impact of neonatal immune activation on social behaviour and the gut microbiota.
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- A Cuskelly
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Viruses, Infection, Immunity, Vaccine and Asthma (VIVA) Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
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- Viruses, Infection, Immunity, Vaccine and Asthma (VIVA) Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW, Australia; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Digestive Health, HMRI, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, NSW, Australia
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- Viruses, Infection, Immunity, Vaccine and Asthma (VIVA) Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW, Australia; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Digestive Health, HMRI, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, NSW, Australia
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- Viruses, Infection, Immunity, Vaccine and Asthma (VIVA) Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW, Australia; NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence (CRE) in Digestive Health, HMRI, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, NSW, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; Viruses, Infection, Immunity, Vaccine and Asthma (VIVA) Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Nass BYS, Dibbets P, Markus CR. Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on inflammatory bowel disease: The role of emotional stress and social isolation. Stress Health 2022; 38:222-233. [PMID: 34273129 PMCID: PMC8420478 DOI: 10.1002/smi.3080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic health condition exacerbated by negative emotional stress experiences. In the current study, we examined whether the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with an increase in stress experiences and accordingly an aggravation of disease activity in IBD patients. Sixty-three IBD patients (30 Crohn's disease or CD, 33 ulcerative colitis) completed an online survey during the COVID-19-related lockdown, assessing clinical disease activity, disease-related quality of life, presence of functional gastrointestinal symptoms, social isolation and stress experiences. Scores were then compared to pre-lockdown baseline screening. The pandemic yielded a significant baseline-to-lockdown increase in emotional stress and social isolation. Stress increments, particularly those occasioned by interpersonal tension and excessive interpersonal proximity, were associated with a worsening of functional gastrointestinal symptoms. Exacerbations of loneliness coincided with an escalation of CD activity, functional gastrointestinal symptoms and a decline in subjective health. Lastly, COVID-19 anxiety was significantly related to CD symptom severity and social dysfunction. The findings show that shifts in IBD expression are closely linked to changes in emotional stress experiences and interpersonal relatedness. As such, they contribute to a better understanding of inter-individual differences in IBD progression and provide leads for therapeutic interventions.
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- Boukje Yentl Sundari Nass
- Department of Neuropsychology and PsychopharmacologyFaculty of Psychology and NeuroscienceMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands,Dr. Rath Health FoundationHeerlenThe Netherlands
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- Clinical Psychological ScienceMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Neuropsychology and PsychopharmacologyFaculty of Psychology and NeuroscienceMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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Bunyoz AH, Christensen RHB, Orlovska-Waast S, Nordentoft M, Mortensen PB, Petersen LV, Benros ME. Vagotomy and the risk of mental disorders: A nationwide population-based study. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2022; 145:67-78. [PMID: 34195992 DOI: 10.1111/acps.13343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate vagotomy, the severance of the vagus nerve, and its association with mental disorders, as gut-brain communication partly mediated by the vagus nerve have been suggested as a risk factor. METHODS Nationwide population-based Danish register study of all individuals alive and living in Denmark during the study period 1977-2016 and who had a hospital contact for ulcer with or without vagotomy. Follow-up was until any diagnosis of mental disorders requiring hospital contact, emigration, death, or end of follow-up on December 31, 2016, whichever came first. Data were analyzed using survival analysis and adjusted for sex, age, calendar year, ulcer type, and Charlson comorbidity index score. RESULTS During the study period, 113,086 individuals had a hospital contact for ulcer. Of these, 5,408 were exposed to vagotomy where 375 (6.9%) subsequently developed a mental disorder. Vagotomy overall was not associated with mental disorders (HR: 1.10; 95%CI: 0.99-1.23), compared to individuals with ulcer not exposed to vagotomy. However, truncal vagotomy was associated with an increased HR of 1.22 (95%CI: 1.06-1.41) for mental disorders, whereas highly selective vagotomy was not associated with mental disorders (HR: 0.98; 95%CI: 0.84-1.15). Truncal vagotomy was also associated with higher risk of mental disorders when compared to highly selective vagotomy (p = 0.034). CONCLUSIONS Overall, vagotomy did not increase the risk of mental disorders; however, truncal vagotomy specifically was associated with a small risk increase in mental disorders, whereas no association was found for highly selective vagotomy. Thus, the vagus nerve does not seem to have a major impact on the development of mental disorders.
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- Artemis H Bunyoz
- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,iPSYCH The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Lundbeck, Denmark
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- iPSYCH The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Lundbeck, Denmark.,National Centre for Register-based Research, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Economics, CIRRAU - Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- iPSYCH The Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research, Lundbeck, Denmark.,National Centre for Register-based Research, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Economics, CIRRAU - Centre for Integrated Register-based Research, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Copenhagen Research Center for Mental Health - CORE, Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.,National Centre for Register-based Research, Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Ye Z, Zhang Y, Du M, Lu S, Zhao Q, Yang S. The Correlation Between Probiotics and Anxiety and Depression Levels in Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:830081. [PMID: 35432048 PMCID: PMC9010612 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.830081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Studies have shown a correlation between gut microbiota and anxiety and depression levels. However, these studies are mainly animal studies or clinical studies of non-cancer patients, there is still a lack of relevant studies in cancer patients. The main objective of this trial was to analyze the correlation between probiotics and anxiety and depression levels in cancer patients. METHODS We screened all cancer patients consecutively admitted to the inpatient department of the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine in May 2020. A total of 292 cancer patients met our inclusion criteria. Then, we followed up all patients for 24 weeks. Patients who had incomplete data or loss of follow-up were excluded. In addition, in patients who took probiotics, those did not take probiotics consistently or did not take specific probiotics were excluded. Ultimately, the number of patients enrolled was 82 in probiotics cohort and 100 in non-probiotics cohort. The 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17) questionnaire was used to measure the depression levels of the patients, and we also used Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) questionnaire to assess the patients' anxiety levels. A logistic regression model was used to analyze whether the difference in baseline data of two cohorts would affect the final result. RESULTS Demographic and clinical characteristics of all cancer patients enrolled in probiotics cohort and non-probiotics cohort were similar except the cancer therapy (P = 0.004). According to the HAMA score, we divided cancer patients into non-anxiety group (HAMA score < 14) and anxiety group (HAMA score ≥ 14). Similarly, cancer patients were also divided into non-depression group (HAMD-17 score ≤ 7) and depression group (HAMD-17 score > 7). The results demonstrated that there was no statistical difference in the proportion of patients with anxiety (6.1 and 13.0%, respectively, P = 0.121) and depression (30.5 and 23.0%, respectively, P = 0.254) between probiotics and non-probiotics cohorts. The results of logistic regression model analysis further proved that the baseline difference in cancer therapy did not affect the conclusions. CONCLUSION Our results still suggest that there is no significant correlation between probiotics and anxiety and depression levels in cancer patients. Therefore, we do not recommend supplementing probiotics for cancer patients to prevent anxiety and depression. Moreover, high-quality RCTs are also needed to further confirm the conclusions of this study.
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- Ziqi Ye
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,The Key Laboratory of Mental Disorder's Management of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Engineering Center for Mathematical Mental Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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Liu S, Cheng Y, Chen WZ, Lv JX, Zheng BS, Huang DD, Xia XF, Yu Z. Inflammation Disturbed the Tryptophan Catabolites in Hippocampus of Post-operative Fatigue Syndrome Rats via Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenas Enzyme and the Improvement Effect of Ginsenoside Rb1. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:652817. [PMID: 34512234 PMCID: PMC8427665 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.652817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aim Post-operative fatigue syndrome (POFS) is a common complication that prolongs the recovery to normal function and activity after surgery. The aim of the present study was to explore the mechanism of central fatigue in POFS and the anti-fatigue effect of ginsenoside Rb1. Method We investigated the association between inflammation, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) enzyme, and tryptophan metabolism in the hippocampus of POFS rats. A POFS rat model was induced by major small intestinal resection. Rats with major small intestinal resection were administered ginsenoside Rb1 (15 mg/kg) once a day from 3 days before surgery to the day of sacrifice, or with saline as corresponding controls. Fatigue was assessed with the open field test (OFT) and sucrose preference test (SPT). ELISA, RT-PCR, Western blot, immunofluorescence, and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were used to test the inflammatory cytokines; p38MAPK, NF-κB/p65, and IDO enzyme expressions; and the concentrations of tryptophan, kynurenine, and serotonin, respectively. Result Our results showed that POFS was associated with increased expressions of inflammatory cytokines and p38MAPK and higher concentrations of kynurenine and tryptophan on post-operative days 1 and 3; a lower serotonin level on post-operative day 1; and an enhanced translocation of NF-κB/p65 and the IDO enzyme on post-operative days 1, 3, and 5. Ginsenoside Rb1 had an improvement effect on these. Conclusion Inflammatory cytokines induced by large abdominal surgery disturb tryptophan metabolism to cause POFS through the activation of the p38MAPK–NF-κB/p65–IDO pathway in the hippocampus. Ginsenoside Rb1 had an anti-fatigue effect on POFS by reducing inflammation and IDO enzyme.
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- Shu Liu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, SAR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgery, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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McGing JJ, Radford SJ, Francis ST, Serres S, Greenhaff PL, Moran GW. Review article: The aetiology of fatigue in inflammatory bowel disease and potential therapeutic management strategies. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2021; 54:368-387. [PMID: 34228817 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fatigue is the inability to achieve or maintain an expected work output resulting from central or peripheral mechanisms. The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) fatigue can reach 86% in active disease, persisting in 50%-52% of patients with mild to inactive disease. Fatigue is the commonest reason for work absence in IBD, and patients often report fatigue burden to be greater than that of primary disease symptoms. Relatively few evidence-based treatment options exist, and the aetiology is poorly understood. AIM To review the available data and suggest a possible aetiology of IBD fatigue and to consider the efficacy of existing management strategies and highlight potential future interventions. METHODS We reviewed fatigue-related literature in IBD using PubMed database. RESULTS Disease related factors such as inflammation and pharmacological treatments negatively impact skeletal muscle and brain physiology, likely contributing to fatigue symptoms. Secondary factors such as malnutrition, anaemia, sleep disturbance and psychological comorbidity are potential determinants. Immune profile, faecal microbiota composition and physical fitness differ significantly between fatigued and non-fatigued patients, suggesting these may be aetiological factors. Solution-focused therapy, high-dosage thiamine supplementation and biological therapy may reduce fatigue perception in IBD. The effect of physical activity interventions is inconclusive. CONCLUSIONS A multimodal approach is likely required to treat IBD fatigue. Established reversible factors like anaemia, micronutrient deficiencies and active disease should initially be resolved. Psychosocial intervention shows potential efficacy in reducing fatigue perception in quiescent disease. Restoring physical deconditioning by exercise training intervention may further improve fatigue burden.
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- Jordan J McGing
- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,National Institute of Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR), Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,National Institute of Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR), Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- National Institute of Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR), Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,National Institute of Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR), Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Aktipis A, Guevara Beltran D. Can some microbes promote host stress and benefit evolutionarily from this strategy? Bioessays 2020; 43:e2000188. [PMID: 33283894 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202000188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Microbes can influence host physiology and behavior in many ways. Here we review evidence suggesting that some microbes can contribute to host stress (and other microbes can contribute to increased resilience to stress). We explain how certain microbes, which we call "stress microbes," can potentially benefit evolutionarily from inducing stress in a host, gaining access to host resources that can help fuel rapid microbial replication by increasing glucose levels in the blood, increasing intestinal permeability, and suppressing the immune system. Other microbes, which we term "resilience microbes," can potentially benefit from making hosts more resilient to stress. We hypothesize that "stress microbes" use a fast life history strategy involving greater host exploitation while "resilience microbes" use a slow life history strategy characterized by more aligned evolutionary interests with the host. In this paper, we review the evidence that microbes affect host stress and explain the evolutionary pressures that could lead microbes to manipulate host stress, discuss the physiological mechanisms that are known to be involved in both stress and microbial activity, and provide some testable predictions that follow from this hypothesis.
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Detection of gastric slow oscillatory contraction using parasagittal cine MR images: Comparison with simultaneously measured electrogastrogram. Magn Reson Imaging 2020; 75:149-155. [PMID: 33137456 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2020.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine if parasagittal gastric cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is able to measure gastric oscillatory contractions around 0.05 Hz and to determine its relationship with electrical activity as measured by electrogastrography (EGG). METHODS Assessment of the gastric motility is important for the research of the enteric nervous system and for the diagnosis of functional gastric disorders. Electrogastrography is a non-invasive method that can measure gastric oscillatory electrical activity around 0.05 Hz (slow wave) using electrodes on the abdominal skin, but its sensitivity and specificity of the slow wave detection is limited. We used parasagittal gastric cine MRI around the angular incisure to measure gastric oscillatory contraction around 0.05 Hz in 24 healthy volunteers. Cine MRI was acquired with time resolution of 1 s for 10 min while freely breathing participants were lying on the bed. The gastric area of the cross section was measured for each MR image and assessed its change over time. The results were compared with those for simultaneously recorded EGG. RESULTS The main frequency of the gastric area change for each participant ranged from 0.041 to 0.059 Hz (mean ± S.D. = 0.049 ± 0.004), which corresponds to the gastric slow wave frequency (mean ± S.D. = 0.049 ± 0.004) as measured by EGG (p = 7.9585 × 10 -8, Kendall 's tau test). Cross correlation analysis showed that 22 of 24 participants' gastric area changes were significantly (p < 0.05) related to the EGG waveforms. Displacement of the stomach due to respiration did not affect gastric area measurements. CONCLUSIONS Parasagittal cine MRI is correlated with EGG recordings and able to detect and quantifying gastric motility abnormalities.
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Fontana A, Manchia M, Panebianco C, Paribello P, Arzedi C, Cossu E, Garzilli M, Montis MA, Mura A, Pisanu C, Congiu D, Copetti M, Pinna F, Carpiniello B, Squassina A, Pazienza V. Exploring the Role of Gut Microbiota in Major Depressive Disorder and in Treatment Resistance to Antidepressants. Biomedicines 2020; 8:biomedicines8090311. [PMID: 32867257 PMCID: PMC7554953 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8090311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common severe psychiatric illness, exhibiting sub-optimal response to existing pharmacological treatments. Although its etiopathogenesis is still not completely understood, recent findings suggest that an altered composition of the gut microbiota might play a role. Here we aimed to explore potential differences in the composition of the gut microbiota between patients with MDD and healthy controls (HC) and to identify possible signatures of treatment response by analyzing two groups of MDD patients characterized as treatment-resistant (TR) or responders (R) to antidepressants. Stool samples were collected from 34 MDD patients (8 TR, 19 R and 7 untreated) and 20 HC. Microbiota was characterized using the 16S metagenomic approach. A penalized logistic regression analysis algorithm was applied to identify bacterial populations that best discriminate the diagnostic groups. Statistically significant differences were identified for the families of Paenibacillaceae and Flavobacteriaceaea, for the genus Fenollaria, and the species Flintibacter butyricus, Christensenella timonensis, and Eisenbergiella massiliensis among others. The phyla Proteobacteria, Tenericutes and the family Peptostreptococcaceae were more abundant in TR, whereas the phylum Actinobacteria was enriched in R patients. Moreover, a number of bacteria only characterized the microbiota of TR patients, and many others were only detected in R. Our results confirm that dysbiosis is a hallmark of MDD and suggest that microbiota of TR patients significantly differs from responders to antidepressants. This finding further supports the relevance of an altered composition of the gut microbiota in the etiopathogenesis of MDD, suggesting a role in response to antidepressants.
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- Andrea Fontana
- Unit of Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy; (A.F.); (M.C.)
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- Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (M.M.); (P.P.); (C.A.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.M.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
- Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy;
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- Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (M.M.); (P.P.); (C.A.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.M.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (M.M.); (P.P.); (C.A.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.M.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (M.M.); (P.P.); (C.A.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.M.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (M.M.); (P.P.); (C.A.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.M.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (M.M.); (P.P.); (C.A.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.M.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (M.M.); (P.P.); (C.A.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.M.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (C.P.); (D.C.)
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- Unit of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (C.P.); (D.C.)
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy; (A.F.); (M.C.)
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- Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (M.M.); (P.P.); (C.A.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.M.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (M.M.); (P.P.); (C.A.); (E.C.); (M.G.); (M.A.M.); (A.M.); (F.P.); (B.C.)
- Unit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; (C.P.); (D.C.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University Campus, S.P. 8, Sestu-Monserrato, Km 0.700, Monserrato, 09042 Cagliari, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.S.); (V.P.)
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Hospital, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy;
- Gastroenterology Unit, Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” Hospital, Viale dei Cappuccini 1, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
- Correspondence: (A.S.); (V.P.)
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Randjelović PJ, Radulović NS, Stojanović NM, Dekić VS, Dekić BR, Stojiljković NI, Ilić SM. Anxiolytic-Like Action of Selected 4-(Alkylamino)-3-nitrocoumarin Derivatives in BALB/c Mice. Chem Biodivers 2020; 17:e2000206. [PMID: 32302446 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202000206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In this work, we explored the possible polypharmacological potential of the already established antimicrobials against gastrointestinal pathogens, 4-(alkylamino)-3-nitrocoumarins, as antianxiety agents, using a battery of in vivo experiments. Three chosen coumarin derivatives, differing in the substituent (sec-butylamino, hexadecylamino, or benzylamino) at position 4, at the doses of 25, 50 and 100 mg kg-1 , were evaluated in light/dark, open-field, horizontal wire and diazepam-induced sleep models using male BALB/c mice. Depending on the applied dose, all three tested coumarins displayed a noteworthy anxiolytic-like effect. 4-(sec-Butylamino)-3-nitro-2H-chromen-2-one and 4-(hexadecylamino)-3-nitro-2H-chromen-2-one could be recognized as true anxiolytics in the lowest applied dose, based on three tests, without exerting any sedative effects. Thus, the 3-nitrocoumarin core deserves further chemical diversity exploration in the 'antianxiety' direction.
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- Pavle J Randjelović
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of Priština - Kosovska Mitrovica, Lole Ribara 29, 38220, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Faculty of Sciences, University of Priština - Kosovska Mitrovica, Lole Ribara 29, 38220, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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Abdellatif B, McVeigh C, Bendriss G, Chaari A. The Promising Role of Probiotics in Managing the Altered Gut in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E4159. [PMID: 32532137 PMCID: PMC7312735 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21114159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS) have been reported repeatedly in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and studies have reported interesting correlations between severity of behavioral and gastrointestinal symptoms. Growing evidence indicates that the gut microbiota in ASD is altered with various shifts described at different taxonomic levels, pointing to the importance of considering the gut-brain axis in treatment of these disorders. Probiotics are live beneficial bacteria that are ingested as food or customized pills. These beneficial bacteria, when added in sufficient amounts, can correct the dysbiosis. Because probiotics have shown success in treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), it is plausible to investigate whether they can induce alleviation of behavioral symptoms as well. Probiotics show, in some clinical studies, their potential benefits (1) in improving gastrointestinal dysfunction, (2) in correcting dysbiosis, (3) in consequently reducing the severity of ASD symptoms. This review compiles data from selected studies that investigate these benefits and the mechanisms that mediate these effects, which include the production of metabolites, hormones, and neurotransmitters and the regulation of pro-inflammatory and regulatory cytokines. Future research based on more randomized, controlled studies with a larger population size and standardized use of strains, concentration of probiotics, duration of treatments, and methods of DNA extraction is still needed in this area, which may lead to more robust results.
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- Premedical Department, Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar Foundation, Education City, Doha, P.O. Box 24144, Qatar; (B.A.); (C.M.); (G.B.)
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Heenan PE, Keenan JI, Bayer S, Simon M, Gearry RB. Irritable bowel syndrome and the gut microbiota. J R Soc N Z 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1695635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Phoebe E. Heenan
- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Pace-Schott EF, Amole MC, Aue T, Balconi M, Bylsma LM, Critchley H, Demaree HA, Friedman BH, Gooding AEK, Gosseries O, Jovanovic T, Kirby LA, Kozlowska K, Laureys S, Lowe L, Magee K, Marin MF, Merner AR, Robinson JL, Smith RC, Spangler DP, Van Overveld M, VanElzakker MB. Physiological feelings. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2019; 103:267-304. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Larrimore C, Ramnot A, Jaghab A, Sarduy S, Guerrero G, Troccoli P, Hilton K, Bested A. Understanding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Emerging Osteopathic Approach: A Narrative Review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 119:446-455. [DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2019.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Chahwan B, Kwan S, Isik A, van Hemert S, Burke C, Roberts L. Gut feelings: A randomised, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial of probiotics for depressive symptoms. J Affect Disord 2019; 253:317-326. [PMID: 31078831 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.04.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 04/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide; with evidence suggesting that decreased gut barrier function and inflammation are correlated with depressive symptoms. We conducted a clinical trial to determine the effect of consumption of probiotic supplements (Winclove's Ecologic® Barrier) on depressive symptoms in a sample of participants with mild to severe depression. METHOD 71 participants were randomly allocated to either probiotic or placebo, which was, consumed daily over eight weeks. Pre- and post-intervention measures of symptoms and vulnerability markers of depression as well as gut microbiota composition were compared. Clinical trial participants were also compared on psychological variables and gut microbiota composition to a non-depressed group (n = 20). RESULTS All clinical trial participants demonstrated improvement in symptoms, suggesting non-specific therapeutic effects associated with weekly monitoring visits. Participants in the probiotic group demonstrated a significantly greater reduction in cognitive reactivity compared with the placebo group, particularly in the mild/moderate subgroup. Probiotics did not significantly alter the microbiota of depressed individuals, however, a significant correlation was found between Ruminococcus gnavus and one depression metric. LIMITATIONS There was a high attrition rate, which may be attributed to weekly monitoring visits. Additionally, modulation of the gut microbiota may need more specific testing to distinguish subtle changes. CONCLUSIONS While microbiota composition was similar between all groups, probiotics did affect a psychological variable associated with susceptibility to depression. Further research is needed to investigate how probiotics can be utilised to modify mental wellbeing, and whether they can act as an adjunct to existing treatments.
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- Bahia Chahwan
- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123 Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
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- Discipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
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- Discipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123 Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.
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- Discipline of Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
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Gao M, Hu P, Cai Z, Wu Y, Wang D, Hu W, Xu X, Zhang Y, Lu X, Chen D, Chen Z, Ma K, Wen J, Wang H, Huang C. Identification of a microglial activation-dependent antidepressant effect of amphotericin B liposome. Neuropharmacology 2019; 151:33-44. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Petrosus E, Silva EB, Lay D, Eicher SD. Effects of orally administered cortisol and norepinephrine on weanling piglet gut microbial populations and Salmonella passage. J Anim Sci 2019; 96:4543-4551. [PMID: 30060210 DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Stress and anxiety have been associated with changes in the microbiota of the gut and ultimately diminished resistance to pathogens. The objective of this study was to observe intestinal microbiota and susceptibility to Salmonella associated with stress hormones, cortisol (CORT), and norepinephrine (NE), in piglets. At weaning, 90 piglets (15 for a Salmonella challenge) were trained to take the carrier (apple juice) orally. At 2 wk after weaning, pens of piglets were assigned randomly to 1 of 3 treatments: control (CNT), NE, or CORT. Blood samples were collected prior to treatment, then piglets were dosed orally with treatments twice on day 0; at 0800 and 1600 h. Control piglets were administered 6.1 mL of the carrier only, NE pigs were administered 40 mg/mL of NE-bitartrate salt dissolved in the carrier, and CORT pigs were administered 12 mg/mL of hydrocortisone acetate dissolved in the carrier. Jugular blood samples were collected prior to necropsies (n = 5/treatment) at 0800 and 1600 h on day 1, and at 0800 h on days 2, 7, and 14 after treatments were started. A subset of pigs were subjected to a 24-h Salmonella challenge. Jejunal and ileal tissues and jejunal, ileal, cecal, and rectal contents were collected and colonies were counted. Microbial data and blood samples were analyzed using mixed models with fixed effects of treatment and day. Cortisol-treated piglets exhibited a spike in plasma CORT concentrations at 0800 h day 1 (P = 0.001) accompanied by greater concentrations of cecal Escherichia coli (P < 0.05) and a shift in intestinal environment to favor coliforms on day 2 (P < 0.05). Salmonella concentrations from rectal contents tended (P = 0.07) to be suppressed by CORT. Lactic acid-producing bacteria rectal concentrations were greater (P = 0.03) in CORT pigs on 0800 h on day 1 then NE pigs and tended to be greater than CNT (P = 0.09) and were greater on day 14 for both CNT (P = 0.003) and NE (P = 0.02). Norepinephrine spiked in NE piglets at 0800 h on day 1 (P = 0.001), 1600 h day 1 (P = 0.004), through day 2 (P = 0.04). Intestinal environment of NE pigs shifted to favor ileal anaerobes (P ≤ 0.05) and facultative anaerobes (E. coli; P = 0.01) compared to CNT. However, Salmonella concentrations in rectal contents were suppressed by NE compared to CNT (P = 0.05). Oral administration of NE and CORT had the desired effect of increasing concentrations of stress hormones and resulted in microbiome shifts throughout the intestines.
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- Elizabeth Petrosus
- Department of Animal Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Livestock Behavior Research Unit, Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Livestock Behavior Research Unit, Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Livestock Behavior Research Unit, Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Shams S, Foley KA, Kavaliers M, MacFabe DF, Ossenkopp KP. Systemic treatment with the enteric bacterial metabolic product propionic acid results in reduction of social behavior in juvenile rats: Contribution to a rodent model of autism spectrum disorder. Dev Psychobiol 2019; 61:688-699. [DOI: 10.1002/dev.21825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Soaleha Shams
- Department of Psychology; University of Toronto Mississauga; Mississauga Ontario Canada
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience; University of Western Ontario; London Ontario Canada
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience; University of Western Ontario; London Ontario Canada
- Department of Psychology; University of Western Ontario; London Ontario Canada
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- Department of Psychology; University of Western Ontario; London Ontario Canada
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- Graduate Program in Neuroscience; University of Western Ontario; London Ontario Canada
- Department of Psychology; University of Western Ontario; London Ontario Canada
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Heym N, Heasman BC, Hunter K, Blanco SR, Wang GY, Siegert R, Cleare A, Gibson GR, Kumari V, Sumich AL. The role of microbiota and inflammation in self-judgement and empathy: implications for understanding the brain-gut-microbiome axis in depression. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2019; 236:1459-1470. [PMID: 30955108 PMCID: PMC6598942 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-019-05230-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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RATIONALE The gut-brain axis includes bidirectional communication between intestinal microbiota and the central nervous system. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus spp. have been implicated in psychological health, such as depression, through various pathways (e.g. inflammation). Research needs a better understanding of direct and indirect effects through examination of psychological factors that make people susceptible to, or offer protection against, depression. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the relationships between gut microbiota, inflammation and psychological risk and resilience factors for depression. METHODS Forty participants (13 m/27 f) recruited from the general population completed self-report questionnaires for depression, self-judgement, over-identification and affective and cognitive empathy. Faecal and blood samples were taken to assay microbiota (Bifidobacterium; Lactobacillus spp.) and pro-inflammatory molecules (C-reactive protein, CRP and interleukin-6, IL-6), respectively. RESULTS Hierarchical regression analyses (controlling for sex, age and the shared variance of risk and resilience factors) showed that (i) cognitive depression was significantly predicted by negative self-judgement and reduced cognitive empathy; (ii) abundance of Lactobacillus spp. was directly related to positive self-judgement but only indirectly to cognitive depression and lower affective empathy (both through self-judgement); and (iii) CRP was the strongest predictor of reduced cognitive empathy, with suppression effects seen for age (negative) and IL-6 (positive) after controlling for CRP. CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that lactobacilli and inflammation may be differentially associated with mood disorder via brain mechanisms underpinning self-judgement and cognitive empathy, respectively. Further trials investigating interventions to increase Lactobacillus spp. in depression would benefit from direct measures of self-judgement and affective empathic distress, whilst those that aim to reduce inflammation should investigate cognitive empathy.
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- N Heym
- Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK.
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- Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK
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- Division of Sports Science, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Psychology, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK
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- Division of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK
- Department of Psychology, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
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Labrenz F, Ferri F, Wrede K, Forsting M, Schedlowski M, Engler H, Elsenbruch S, Benson S, Costantini M. Altered temporal variance and functional connectivity of BOLD signal is associated with state anxiety during acute systemic inflammation. Neuroimage 2018; 184:916-924. [PMID: 30243957 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Systemic inflammation is accompanied by complex behavioral changes and disturbed emotion regulation that have been related to the pathophysiology of mood disorders including depression and anxiety. However, the causal role of systemic inflammation on mood disorders is still unclear. We herein investigated neural resting state patterns of temporal variance of the amygdala and functional connectivity within the salience network underlying changes in state anxiety during experimentally-induced systemic inflammation. In this randomized, double-blind study, N = 43 healthy men received an intravenous injection of either low-dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 0.4 ng/kg body weight) or saline. Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging was assessed before and 3.5 h after injection. State anxiety, assessed with a standardized questionnaire, and plasma cytokine concentrations were repeatedly measured. LPS administration induced a transient systemic inflammatory response reflected in increases in plasma Interleukin (IL)-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α concentration. Compared to placebo, state anxiety and temporal variance in the amygdala significantly increased while functional connectivity in the salience network decreased during LPS-induced systemic inflammation. Together, these data indicate that acute systemic inflammation alters temporal variance of the BOLD signal as well as functional connectivity in brain regions and networks implicated in emotion processing and regulation. These results are of translational importance to encourage further research on the role of inflammatory pathways in the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric conditions including anxiety disorders.
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- Franziska Labrenz
- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Centre for Brain Science, Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 55, 45122, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Science, University G. d'Annunzio, Via dei Vestini 31, Chieti, Italy.
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Bailey MT, Cryan JF. The microbiome as a key regulator of brain, behavior and immunity: Commentary on the 2017 named series. Brain Behav Immun 2017; 66:18-22. [PMID: 28843452 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The focus on the microbiome for the 2017 Named Series in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity reflects the rapidly growing interest in commensal microbes and the effects that they can have on physiological processes often studied in PsychoNeuroImmunology Research. The studies included in this Named Series show that commensal microbes can impact immune system activity, as well as brain and behavioral processes across the lifespan, and are involved in behavioral and immunological responses to social stresses. The studies also show that dietary effects on brain, behavior, and immunity often involve alterations of the gut microbiota. Thus, diet can be used therapeutically for diseases and conditions involving the brain, behavior, and immunity, as can treatment with both pre- and probiotics. While this has been widely tested in animal models, fewer studies have focused on pre- and probiotic treatment in humans. The studies in this Named Series highlight the challenges of probiotic research in human populations, but also highlight the future promise of probiotics for human health. While emotional disorders, such as anxiety and depression have been often been linked to alterations in the gut microbiota, studies in this Named Series identify new domains involving interactions between the microbiota, brain, behavior, and immunity, including schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, and stroke. As a whole, this collection of work demonstrates the importance of the microbiome in regulating key aspects of immunity, brain, and behavior, and provides important rationale for extending the work so that findings can be translated into clinical practice.
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- Michael T Bailey
- Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, United States; Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210 3, United States; Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, United States.
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Lv K, Fan YH, Xu L, Xu MS. Brain changes detected by functional magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in patients with Crohn's disease. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:3607-3614. [PMID: 28611513 PMCID: PMC5449417 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i20.3607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2017] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic, non-specific granulomatous inflammatory disorder that commonly affects the small intestine and is a phenotype of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). CD is prone to relapse, and its incidence displays a persistent increase in developing countries. However, the pathogenesis of CD is poorly understood, with some studies emphasizing the link between CD and the intestinal microbiota. Specifically, studies point to the brain-gut-enteric microbiota axis as a key player in the occurrence and development of CD. Furthermore, investigations have shown white-matter lesions and neurologic deficits in patients with IBD. Based on these findings, brain activity changes in CD patients have been detected by blood oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging (BOLD-fMRI). BOLD-fMRI functions by detecting a local increase in relative blood oxygenation that results from neurotransmitter activity and thus reflects local neuronal firing rates. Therefore, biochemical concentrations of neurotransmitters or metabolites may change in corresponding brain regions of CD patients. To further study this phenomenon, brain changes of CD patients can be detected non-invasively, effectively and accurately by BOLD-fMRI combined with magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). This approach can further shed light on the mechanisms of the occurrence and development of neurological CD. Overall, this paper reviews the current status and prospects on fMRI and MRS for evaluation of patients with CD based on the brain-gut-enteric microbiota axis.
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Finegold SM, Summanen PH, Downes J, Corbett K, Komoriya T. Detection of Clostridium perfringens toxin genes in the gut microbiota of autistic children. Anaerobe 2017; 45:133-137. [PMID: 28215985 DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We studied stool specimens from 33 autistic children aged 2-9 years with gastrointestinal (GI) abnormalities and 13 control children without autism and without GI symptoms. We performed quantitative comparison of all Clostridium species and Clostridium perfringens strains from the fecal microbiota by conventional, selective anaerobic culture methods. We isolated C. perfringens strains and performed PCR analysis for the main C. perfringens toxin genes, alpha, beta, beta2, epsilon, iota and C. perfringens enterotoxin gene. Our results indicate that autistic subjects with gastrointestinal disease harbor statistically significantly (p = 0.031) higher counts of C. perfringens in their gut compared to control children. Autistic subjects also harbor statistically significantly (p = 0.015) higher counts of beta2-toxin gene-producing C. perfringens in their gut compared to control children, and the incidence of beta2-toxin gene-producing C. perfringens is significantly higher in autistic subjects compared to control children (p = 0.014). Alpha toxin gene was detected in all C. perfringens strains studied. C. perfringens enterotoxin gene was detected from three autistic and one control subject. Beta, epsilon, and iota toxin genes were not detected from autistic or control subjects.
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- Sydney M Finegold
- Infectious Diseases Section, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States; Research Service, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States; Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, UCLA School of Medicine, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States; Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States.
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- Research Service, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States
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- Research Service, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States
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- Research Service, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States
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- Research Service, VA Medical Center West Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States; Department of Sustainable Engineering, College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Japan
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Lückemann L, Unteroberdörster M, Kirchhof J, Schedlowski M, Hadamitzky M. Applications and limitations of behaviorally conditioned immunopharmacological responses. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2017; 142:91-98. [PMID: 28216206 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2017.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The importance of placebo responses for the treatment of various medical conditions has increasingly been recognized, whereas knowledge and systematic application in clinical settings are still sparse. One possible application for placebo responses in pharmacotherapy is given by learning paradigms, such as behaviorally conditioned immunosuppression, aiming at drug dose reduction while maintaining therapeutic efficacy of drug treatment. In an established learning paradigm of conditioned taste aversion/avoidance (CTA) in both, rats and humans, respectively, a novel-tasting drinking solution (conditioned stimulus, CS) is paired with an injection of the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine A (CsA) as unconditioned stimulus (US). The conditioned response, evoked by re-presenting the CS alone at a later time, is reflected by avoidance behavior of consuming the solution (conditioned taste aversion; CTA) and a diminished interleukin (IL)-2 and interferon (IFN)-γ cytokine production as well as mRNA expression of rat splenic T cells or human peripheral T lymphocytes, closely mimicking the immunosuppressive effects of CsA. However, due to unreinforced CS-re-exposure conditioned responses progressively decreases over time (extinction), reflecting a considerable challenge for potential clinical applications of this learned immunosuppression. The present article discusses and critically reviews actual approaches, applications but also limitations of learning paradigms in immune pharmacotherapy.
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- Laura Lückemann
- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45122 Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45122 Essen, Germany.
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Hoban A, Moloney R, Golubeva A, McVey Neufeld K, O’Sullivan O, Patterson E, Stanton C, Dinan T, Clarke G, Cryan J. Behavioural and neurochemical consequences of chronic gut microbiota depletion during adulthood in the rat. Neuroscience 2016; 339:463-477. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Distinctive gene expression profile in women with history of postpartum depression. Genomics 2016; 109:1-8. [PMID: 27816578 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2016.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Postpartum depression (PPD) is a disease which incorporates a variety of depressive states differing in nature and severity. To assist in the understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease, we aimed to ascertain a molecular mechanism underlying PPD development. We applied microarray technology to characterize gene expression of euthymic women with a history of PPD and compared the results with healthy controls. Our study demonstrated that women who considered euthymic on a clinical level, in fact, had an altered molecular profile when compared to participants with no PPD history. We identified nine genes significantly distinguished expression in post- depressive women; they may serve as a diagnostic tool for the detection of a predisposition to PPD. Our findings contribute significantly to the understanding of PPD etiology and its pathogenesis, offer a plausible explanation for the risk of the PPD recurrence, and may also contribute to clinical treatment.
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Lasselin J, Elsenbruch S, Lekander M, Axelsson J, Karshikoff B, Grigoleit JS, Engler H, Schedlowski M, Benson S. Mood disturbance during experimental endotoxemia: Predictors of state anxiety as a psychological component of sickness behavior. Brain Behav Immun 2016; 57:30-37. [PMID: 26790758 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) administration is a well-established model to assess afferent immune-to-brain communication and behavioral aspects of inflammation. Nevertheless, only few studies in comparatively small samples have assessed state anxiety as a psychological component of sickness behavior despite possible clinical implications for the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric conditions. Thus, the goal of the present analyses carried out in a large, pooled dataset from two independent study sites was to analyze the state anxiety response to LPS administration and to investigate predictors (i.e., cytokine changes; pre-existing anxiety and depression symptoms assessed with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) of the LPS-induced state anxiety changes at different time points after LPS administration. Data from 186 healthy volunteers who participated in one of six randomized, placebo-controlled human studies involving intravenous administration of LPS at doses of 0.4-0.8ng/kg body weight were combined. State anxiety as well as circulating interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and IL-10 concentrations were significantly increased 2h and 3h after LPS administration, with a peak at 2h, and returned to baseline 6h after administration. Greater changes in IL-6 from baseline to 3h after LPS administration significantly and independently predicted a more pronounced LPS-induced state anxiety response. In addition, higher pre-existing subclinical anxiety symptoms significantly predicted a lower increase in state anxiety 3h and 6h after LPS-administration, which was mediated by TNF-α changes. In conclusion, our findings give additional support for a putative role of inflammatory mechanisms in the pathophysiology of stress-related and anxiety disorders and give new insight on the potential role of pre-existing subclinical affective symptoms.
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- Julie Lasselin
- Stockholm University, Stress Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychology, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Stockholm University, Stress Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychology, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm University, Stress Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychology, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Stockholm University, Stress Research Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychology, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; Laboratory of Neuronal Structure and Function, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
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Ineffective esophageal motility (IEM) is characterized by low to very low amplitude propulsive contractions in the distal esophagus, hence primarily affecting the smooth muscle part of the esophagus. IEM is often found in patients with dysphagia or heartburn and is commonly associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease. IEM is assumed to be associated with ineffective bolus transport; however, this can be verified using impedance measurements or evaluation of a barium coated marshmallow swallow. Furthermore, water swallows may not assess accurately the motor capabilities of the esophagus, since contraction amplitude is strongly determined by the size and consistency of the bolus. The “peristaltic reserve” of the esophagus can be evaluated by multiple rapid swallows that, after a period of diglutative inhibition, normally give a powerful peristaltic contraction suggestive of the integrity of neural orchestration and smooth muscle action. The amplitude of contraction is determined by a balance between intrinsic excitatory cholinergic, inhibitory nitrergic, as well as postinhibition rebound excitatory output to the musculature. This is strongly influenced by vagal efferent motor neurons and this in turn is influenced by vagal afferent neurons that send bolus information to the solitary nucleus where programmed activation of the vagal motor neurons to the smooth muscle esophagus is initiated. Solitary nucleus activity is influenced by sensory activity from a large number of organs and various areas of the brain, including the hypothalamus and the cerebral cortex. This allows interaction between swallowing activities and respiratory and cardiac activities and allows the influence of acute and chronic emotional states on swallowing behavior. Interstitial cells of Cajal are part of the sensory units of vagal afferents, the intramuscular arrays, and they provide pacemaker activity to the musculature that can generate peristalsis in the absence of innervation. This indicates that a low-amplitude esophageal contraction, observed as IEM, can be caused by a multitude of factors, and therefore many pathways can be potentially explored to restore normal esophageal peristalsis.
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- Ji-Hong Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People's Republic of China; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Walker A, McKune A, Ferguson S, Pyne DB, Rattray B. Chronic occupational exposures can influence the rate of PTSD and depressive disorders in first responders and military personnel. EXTREME PHYSIOLOGY & MEDICINE 2016; 5:8. [PMID: 27429749 PMCID: PMC4947320 DOI: 10.1186/s13728-016-0049-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND First responders and military personnel experience rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) far in excess of the general population. Although exposure to acute traumatic events plays a role in the genesis of these disorders, in this review, we present an argument that the occupational and environmental conditions where these workers operate are also likely contributors. PRESENTATION OF THE HYPOTHESIS First responders and military personnel face occupational exposures that have been associated with altered immune and inflammatory activity. In turn, these physiological responses are linked to altered moods and feelings of well-being which may provide priming conditions that compromise individual resilience, and increase the risk of PTSD and depression when subsequently exposed to acute traumatic events. These exposures include heat, smoke, and sleep restriction, and physical injury often alongside heavy physical exertion. Provided the stimulus is sufficient, these exposures have been linked to inflammatory activity and modification of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (HPA), offering a mechanism for the high rates of PTSD and depressive disorders in these occupations. TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS To test this hypothesis in the future, a case-control approach is suggested that compares individuals with PTSD or depressive disorders with healthy colleagues in a retrospective framework. This approach should characterise the relationships between altered immune and inflammatory activity and health outcomes. Wearable technology, surveys, and formal experimentation in the field will add useful data to these investigations. IMPLICATIONS OF THE HYPOTHESIS Inflammatory changes, linked with occupational exposures in first responders and military personnel, would highlight the need for a risk management approach to work places. Risk management strategies could focus on reducing exposure, ensuring recovery, and increasing resilience to these risk contributors to minimise the rates of PTSD and depressive disorders in vulnerable occupations.
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- Anthony Walker
- />University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
- />Australian Capital Territory Fire & Rescue, Canberra, Australia
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- />University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
- />Discipline of Sport and Exercise Science, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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- />Appleton Institute, School of Human Health and Social Sciences, Central Queensland University, Adelaide, Australia
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- />Australian Capital Territory Fire & Rescue, Canberra, Australia
- />Department of Physiology, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Australia
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- />Australian Capital Territory Fire & Rescue, Canberra, Australia
- />Discipline of Sport and Exercise Science, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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Robison WT, Myers MM, Hofer MA, Shair HN, Welch MG. Prairie vole pups show potentiated isolation-induced vocalizations following isolation from their mother, but not their father. Dev Psychobiol 2016; 58:687-99. [PMID: 26990108 DOI: 10.1002/dev.21408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Vocalizations can be markers of emotional social communication. Maternal potentiation was originally described as an increased rate of vocalization by isolated rat pups following an interaction with their mothers, but not with other social companions. Here we asked if potentiation in prairie voles, a species with pair-bonding and bi-parental rearing, is parent-specific. We found that isolated, 8-11-day-old voles exhibited potentiation following reunions with the dam, but not the sire. These responses were present whether parents were anesthetized or active during the reunion. There were no significant correlations between parental behaviors during reunions and pup vocalization rates during re-isolation. The absence of potentiation to the sire contrasts to findings in bi-parentally reared rat pups, which do potentiate vocalizations to the sire. We interpret these results to be consistent with the idea that potentiation reflects disruption of mother-infant coregulation and is dependent upon the unique biology of mothering. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Dev Psychobiol 58:687-699, 2016.
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- W Theodore Robison
- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032
- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032
- Division of Developmental Neuroscience, Unit 40, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10032
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032
- Division of Developmental Neuroscience, Unit 40, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10032
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032
- Division of Developmental Neuroscience, Unit 40, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY, 10032
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- Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032
- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032
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Trueba AF, Ritz T, Trueba G. The Role of the Microbiome in the Relationship of Asthma and Affective Disorders. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 874:263-88. [PMID: 26589224 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-20215-0_13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The effect of stress, anxiety and other affective states on inflammatory conditions such as asthma is well documented. Although several immune pathway mechanisms have been proposed and studied, they cannot fully explain the relationship. In this chapter we present a new perspective on asthma development and exacerbation that integrates findings on the role of psychological factors in asthma with the microbiome and the hygiene hypothesis in asthma development.
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- Ana F Trueba
- Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
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- Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Joiner TE, Hom MA, Hagan CR, Silva C. Suicide as a derangement of the self-sacrificial aspect of eusociality. Psychol Rev 2015; 123:235-54. [PMID: 26524155 DOI: 10.1037/rev0000020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Building upon the idea that humans may be a eusocial species (i.e., rely on multigenerational and cooperative care of young, utilize division of labor for successful survival), we conjecture that suicide among humans represents a derangement of the self-sacrificial aspect of eusociality. In this article, we outline the characteristics of eusociality, particularly the self-sacrificial behavior seen among other eusocial species (e.g., insects, shrimp, mole rats). We then discuss parallels between eusocial self-sacrificial behavior in nonhumans and suicide in humans, particularly with regard to overarousal states, withdrawal phenomena, and perceptions of burdensomeness. In so doing, we make the argument that death by suicide among humans is an exemplar of psychopathology and is due to a derangement of the self-sacrificial behavioral suite found among eusocial species. Implications and future directions for research are also presented.
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Stilling RM, Ryan FJ, Hoban AE, Shanahan F, Clarke G, Claesson MJ, Dinan TG, Cryan JF. Microbes & neurodevelopment--Absence of microbiota during early life increases activity-related transcriptional pathways in the amygdala. Brain Behav Immun 2015; 50:209-220. [PMID: 26184083 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2015.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 07/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The mammalian amygdala is a key emotional brain region for eliciting social behaviour, critically involved in anxiety and fear-related behaviours, and hence a focus of research on neurodevelopmental and stress-related disorders such as autism and anxiety. Recently, increasing evidence implicates host-microbe interactions in the aetiology of these conditions. Germ-free (GF) mice, devoid of any microbiota throughout organismal maturation, are a well-established tool to study the effects of absence of the microbiota on host physiology. A growing body of independently replicated findings confirm that GF animals demonstrate altered anxiety-related behaviour and impaired social behaviour. However, the underlying mechanisms of this interaction and the nature of the pathways involved are only insufficiently understood. To further elucidate the molecular underpinnings of microbe-brain interaction, we therefore exploited unbiased genome-wide transcriptional profiling to determine gene expression in the amygdala of GF and GF mice that have been colonised after weaning. Using RNA-sequencing and a comprehensive downstream analysis pipeline we studied the amygdala transcriptome and found significant differences at the levels of differential gene expression, exon usage and RNA-editing. Most surprisingly, we noticed upregulation of several immediate early response genes such as Fos, Fosb, Egr2 or Nr4a1 in association with increased CREB signalling in GF mice. In addition, we found differential expression and recoding of several genes implicated in brain physiology processes such as neurotransmission, neuronal plasticity, metabolism and morphology. In conclusion, our data suggest altered baseline neuronal activity in the amygdala of germ-free animals, which is established during early life and may have implications for understanding development and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- Roman M Stilling
- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioural Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Microbiology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioural Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland
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- APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
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Sivamaruthi BS, Madhumita R, Balamurugan K, Rajan KE. Cronobacter sakazakii infection alters serotonin transporter and improved fear memory retention in the rat. Front Pharmacol 2015; 6:188. [PMID: 26388777 PMCID: PMC4560023 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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It is well established that Cronobacter sakazakii infection cause septicemia, necrotizing enterocolitis and meningitis. In the present study, we tested whether the C. sakazakii infection alter the learning and memory through serotonin transporter (SERT). To investigate the possible effect on SERT, on postnatal day-15 (PND-15), wistar rat pups were administered with single dose of C. sakazakii culture (infected group; 107 CFU) or 100 μL of Luria-Bertani broth (medium control) or without any treatment (naïve control). All the individuals were subjected to passive avoidance test on PND-30 to test their fear memory. We show that single dose of C. sakazakii infection improved fear memory retention. Subsequently, we show that C. sakazakii infection induced the activation of toll-like receptor-3 and heat-shock proteins-90 (Hsp-90). On the other hand, level of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) and SERT protein was down-regulated. Furthermore, we show that C. sakazakii infection up-regulate microRNA-16 (miR-16) expression. The observed results highlight that C. sakazakii infections was responsible for improved fear memory retention and may have reduced the level of SERT protein, which is possibly associated with the interaction of up-regulated Hsp-90 with SERT protein or miR-16 with SERT mRNA. Taken together, observed results suggest that C. sakazakii infection alter the fear memory possibly through SERT. Hence, this model may be effective to test the C. sakazakii infection induced changes in synaptic plasticity through SERT and effect of other pharmacological agents against pathogen induced memory disorder.
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- Bhagavathi S Sivamaruthi
- Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University , Tiruchirappalli, India
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University , Tiruchirappalli, India
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University , Tiruchirappalli, India
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Sebastián Domingo JJ, Sebastián Sánchez B. [Psychoneuroimmunology in irritable bowel syndrome]. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2015; 38:413-6. [PMID: 25767001 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Revised: 01/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Harshaw C. Interoceptive dysfunction: toward an integrated framework for understanding somatic and affective disturbance in depression. Psychol Bull 2015; 141:311-363. [PMID: 25365763 PMCID: PMC4346391 DOI: 10.1037/a0038101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Depression is characterized by disturbed sleep and eating, a variety of other nonspecific somatic symptoms, and significant somatic comorbidities. Why there is such close association between cognitive and somatic dysfunction in depression is nonetheless poorly understood. An explosion of research in the area of interoception-the perception and interpretation of bodily signals-over the last decade nonetheless holds promise for illuminating what have until now been obscure links between the social, cognitive-affective, and somatic features of depression. This article reviews rapidly accumulating evidence that both somatic signaling and interoception are frequently altered in depression. This includes comparative studies showing vagus-mediated effects on depression-like behaviors in rodent models as well as studies in humans indicating both dysfunction in the neural substrates for interoception (e.g., vagus, insula, anterior cingulate cortex) and reduced sensitivity to bodily stimuli in depression. An integrative framework for organizing and interpreting this evidence is put forward which incorporates (a) multiple potential pathways to interoceptive dysfunction; (b) interaction with individual, gender, and cultural differences in interoception; and (c) a developmental psychobiological systems perspective, emphasizing likely differential susceptibility to somatic and interoceptive dysfunction across the lifespan. Combined with current theory and evidence, it is suggested that core symptoms of depression (e.g., anhedonia, social deficits) may be products of disturbed interoceptive-exteroceptive integration. More research is nonetheless needed to fully elucidate the relationship between mind, body, and social context in depression.
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Morris G, Berk M, Galecki P, Walder K, Maes M. The Neuro-Immune Pathophysiology of Central and Peripheral Fatigue in Systemic Immune-Inflammatory and Neuro-Immune Diseases. Mol Neurobiol 2015; 53:1195-1219. [PMID: 25598355 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-015-9090-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Many patients with systemic immune-inflammatory and neuro-inflammatory disorders, including depression, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's disease, cancer, cardiovascular disorder, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis, endure pathological levels of fatigue. The aim of this narrative review is to delineate the wide array of pathways that may underpin the incapacitating fatigue occurring in systemic and neuro-inflammatory disorders. A wide array of immune, inflammatory, oxidative and nitrosative stress (O&NS), bioenergetic, and neurophysiological abnormalities are involved in the etiopathology of these disease states and may underpin the incapacitating fatigue that accompanies these disorders. This range of abnormalities comprises: increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, e.g., interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α and interferon (IFN) α; O&NS-induced muscle fatigue; activation of the Toll-Like Receptor Cycle through pathogen-associated (PAMPs) and damage-associated (DAMPs) molecular patterns, including heat shock proteins; altered glutaminergic and dopaminergic neurotransmission; mitochondrial dysfunctions; and O&NS-induced defects in the sodium-potassium pump. Fatigue is also associated with altered activities in specific brain regions and muscle pathology, such as reductions in maximum voluntary muscle force, downregulation of the mitochondrial biogenesis master gene peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha, a shift to glycolysis and buildup of toxic metabolites within myocytes. As such, both mental and physical fatigue, which frequently accompany immune-inflammatory and neuro-inflammatory disorders, are the consequence of interactions between multiple systemic and central pathways.
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- Gerwyn Morris
- Tir Na Nog, Bryn Road seaside 87, Llanelli, SA152LW, Wales, UK
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- IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, School of Medicine, Deakin University, P.O. Box 291, Geelong, 3220, Australia.,Orygen Youth Health Research Centre and the Centre of Youth Mental Health, Poplar Road 35, Parkville, 3052, Australia.,The Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Kenneth Myer Building, Royal Parade 30, Parkville, 3052, Australia.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Level 1 North, Main Block, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, 3052, Australia
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- Department of Adult Psychiatry, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Metabolic Research Unit, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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- IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, School of Medicine, Deakin University, P.O. Box 291, Geelong, 3220, Australia. .,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. .,Health Sciences Graduate Program, Health Sciences Center, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil. .,Impact Strategic Research Center, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
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Hanken K, Eling P, Hildebrandt H. The representation of inflammatory signals in the brain - a model for subjective fatigue in multiple sclerosis. Front Neurol 2014; 5:264. [PMID: 25566171 PMCID: PMC4263099 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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In multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, fatigue is rated as one of the most common and disabling symptoms. However, the pathophysiology underlying this fatigue is not yet clear. Several lines of evidence suggest that immunological factors, such as elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, may contribute to subjective fatigue in MS patients. Pro-inflammatory cytokines represent primary mediators of immune-to-brain-communication, modulating changes in the neurophysiology of the central nervous system. Recently, we proposed a model arguing that fatigue in MS patients is a subjective feeling, which is related to inflammation. Moreover, it implies that fatigue can be measured behaviorally only by applying specific cognitive tasks related to alertness and vigilance. In the present review, we focus on the subjective feeling of MS-related fatigue. We examine the hypothesis that the subjective feeling of MS-related fatigue may be a variant of inflammation-induced sickness behavior, resulting from cytokine-mediated activity changes within brain areas involved in interoception and homeostasis including the insula, the anterior cingulate, and the hypothalamus. We first present studies demonstrating a relationship between pro-inflammatory cytokines and subjective fatigue in healthy individuals, in people with inflammatory disorders, and particularly in MS patients. Subsequently, we discuss studies analyzing the impact of anti-inflammatory treatment on fatigue. In the next part of this review, we present studies on the transmission and neural representation of inflammatory signals, with a special focus on possible neural concomitants of inflammation-induced fatigue. We also present two of our studies on the relationship between local gray and white matter atrophy and fatigue in MS patients. Finally, we discuss some implications of our findings and future perspectives.
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- Katrin Hanken
- Department of Neurology, Klinikum Bremen-Ost , Bremen , Germany
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- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Nijmegen , Nijmegen , Netherlands
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Wegner A, Elsenbruch S, Maluck J, Grigoleit JS, Engler H, Jäger M, Spreitzer I, Schedlowski M, Benson S. Inflammation-induced hyperalgesia: effects of timing, dosage, and negative affect on somatic pain sensitivity in human experimental endotoxemia. Brain Behav Immun 2014; 41:46-54. [PMID: 24814500 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Revised: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammation-induced pain amplification and hypersensitivity play a role in the pathophysiology of numerous clinical conditions. Experimental endotoxemia has recently been implemented as model to analyze immune-mediated processes in human pain. In this study, we aimed to analyze dose- and time-dependent effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on clinically-relevant pain models for musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain as well as the interaction among LPS-induced changes in inflammatory markers, pain sensitivity and negative affect. METHODS In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, healthy male subjects received an intravenous injection of either a moderate dose of LPS (0.8 ng/kg Escherichiacoli), low-dose LPS (0.4 ng/kg), or saline (placebo control group). Pressure pain thresholds (PPT), mechanical pain sensitivity (MPS), and cold pain sensitivity (CP) were assessed before and 1, 3, and 6h post injection to assess time-dependent LPS effects on pain sensitivity. Plasma cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10) and state anxiety were repeatedly measured before, and 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6h after injection of LPS or placebo. RESULTS LPS administration induced a systemic immune activation, reflected by significant increases in cytokine levels, body temperature, and negative mood with pronounced effects to the higher LPS dose. Significant decreases of PPTs were observed only 3h after injection of the moderate dose of LPS (0.8 ng/kg). MPS and CP were not affected by LPS-induced immune activation. Correlation analyses revealed that decreased PPTs were associated with peak IL-6 increases and negative mood. CONCLUSIONS Our results revealed widespread increases in musculoskeletal pain sensitivity in response to a moderate dose of LPS (0.8 ng/kg), which correlate both with changes in IL-6 and negative mood. These data extend and refine existing knowledge about immune mechanisms mediating hyperalgesia with implications for the pathophysiology of chronic pain and neuropsychiatric conditions.
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- Alexander Wegner
- Clinic for Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Clinic for Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Paul Ehrlich Institute, Federal Agency for Sera and Vaccines, Langen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology & Behavioral Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
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Pellissier S, Dantzer C, Mondillon L, Trocme C, Gauchez AS, Ducros V, Mathieu N, Toussaint B, Fournier A, Canini F, Bonaz B. Relationship between vagal tone, cortisol, TNF-alpha, epinephrine and negative affects in Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105328. [PMID: 25207649 PMCID: PMC4160179 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Crohn's disease (CD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) involve brain-gut dysfunctions where vagus nerve is an important component. The aim of this work was to study the association between vagal tone and markers of stress and inflammation in patients with CD or IBS compared to healthy subjects (controls). The study was performed in 73 subjects (26 controls, 21 CD in remission and 26 IBS patients). The day prior to the experiment, salivary cortisol was measured at 8:00 AM and 10:00 PM. The day of the experiment, subjects completed questionnaires for anxiety (STAI) and depressive symptoms (CES-D). After 30 min of rest, ECG was recorded for heart rate variability (HRV) analysis. Plasma cortisol, epinephrine, norepinephrine, TNF-alpha and IL-6 were measured in blood samples taken at the end of ECG recording. Compared with controls, CD and IBS patients had higher scores of state-anxiety and depressive symptomatology. A subgroup classification based on HRV-normalized high frequency band (HFnu) as a marker of vagal tone, showed that control subjects with high vagal tone had significantly lower evening salivary cortisol levels than subjects with low vagal tone. Such an effect was not observed in CD and IBS patients. Moreover, an inverse association (r = -0.48; p<0.05) was observed between the vagal tone and TNF-alpha level in CD patients exclusively. In contrast, in IBS patients, vagal tone was inversely correlated with plasma epinephrine (r = -0.39; p<0.05). No relationship was observed between vagal tone and IL-6, norepinephrine or negative affects (anxiety and depressive symptomatology) in any group. In conclusion, these data argue for an imbalance between the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and the vagal tone in CD and IBS patients. Furthermore, they highlight the specific homeostatic link between vagal tone and TNF-alpha in CD and epinephrine in IBS and argue for the relevance of vagus nerve reinforcement interventions in those diseases.
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- Sonia Pellissier
- Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences (GIN), Centre de Recherche INSERM 836 Equipe : Stress et Interactions Neuro-Digestives (EA3744), Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
- Département de Psychologie, Université de Savoie, Chambéry, France
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- Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Psychologie: Personnalité, Cognition, Changement social (LIP/PC2S), Université de Savoie, Chambéry, France
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- Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive (LAPSCO, CNRS UMR6024), Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Institut de Biologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Institut de Biologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Institut de Biologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Clinique Universitaire d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Institut de Biologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
- Laboratoire TIMC/TheREx UMR 5525, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive (LAPSCO, CNRS UMR6024), Université Blaise Pascal, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Unité de Neurophysiologie du Stress, Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées (IRBA), Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
- Ecole du Val de Grâce, Paris, France
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- Grenoble Institut des Neurosciences (GIN), Centre de Recherche INSERM 836 Equipe : Stress et Interactions Neuro-Digestives (EA3744), Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
- Clinique Universitaire d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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Quan N. In-depth conversation: spectrum and kinetics of neuroimmune afferent pathways. Brain Behav Immun 2014; 40:1-8. [PMID: 24566385 PMCID: PMC6088807 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2014.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Since my last review on neuroimmune communication afferents in 2008, this area has witnessed substantial growth. At a basic science level, numerous new and exciting phenomena have been described, adding both depth and complexity to the crosstalk between the immune system and the nervous system. At a translational level, accumulating evidence indicates neuroimmune interaction could be a contributing factor for many disease states, as well as an effective physiological mechanism that coordinates the activities of these two systems in healthy individuals or during tissue distress. Furthermore, new evidence suggests neuroimmune interactions are inherently dynamic: varying activities in either the nervous system or the immune system could impact interactions between them. In this review I will attempt to integrate multifarious, and sometimes disparate, findings into a modified conceptual framework that describes the concordance of neuroimmune communication through the cooperative connection between these two systems and the dysfunction that may arise when their inappropriate crosstalk occurs.
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- Ning Quan
- Institute for Behavior Medicine Research, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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Wendt L, Albring A, Schedlowski M. Learned placebo responses in neuroendocrine and immune functions. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2014; 225:159-181. [PMID: 25304532 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-44519-8_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The phenomenon of learned placebo responses in neuroendocrine and immune functions is a fascinating example of communication between the brain and both the endocrine and peripheral immune systems. In this chapter, we will give a short overview of afferent and efferent communication pathways, as well as the central mechanisms, which steer the behavioral conditioned immune response. Subsequently, we will focus on data that provides evidence for learned immune responses in experimental animals and learned neuroendocrine and immune placebo responses in humans. Finally, we will take a critical look at these learning protocols, to determine whether or not they can be considered a viable additional treatment option to pharmacological regimens in clinical routine. This is fundamental, since there are still a number of issues, which need to be solved, such as the potential reproducibility, predictability, and extinction of the learned neuroendocrine and immune responses. Together, these findings not only provide an excellent basis to increase our understanding of human biology but may also have far reaching clinical implications. They pave the way for the ultimate aim of employing associative learning protocols as supportive treatment strategies in pharmacological regimens. As a result, medication levels may be reduced, as well as their unwanted side effects, providing a maximized therapeutic outcome to the benefit of the patient.
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- Laura Wendt
- Institute of Medical Psychology and Immunobiology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, D-45122, Essen, Germany
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OBJECTIVE An aetiological link between acute infection and major depression has long been hypothesized, and is increasingly gaining recognition within contemporary literature. This review aims to examine the evidence for such a link, specifically between acute, self-limiting infection and major depression, and to summarize the current understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying this link. METHODS Relevant articles were sourced via an online search of published literature from Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and PubMed using a variety of search terms including mood disorder, depression, infection and inflammation. Additionally, a search for articles from the bibliographies of retrieved papers was conducted. RESULTS Findings from retrospective studies suggest an association between infection and subsequent mood disturbance, including major depression. This association has been confirmed by studies employing prospective observational or experimental challenge designs. The available evidence supports a multifactorial basis of vulnerability towards major depression in the context of acute infection. Genetic, neuroendocrine, autonomic and psychosocial factors may interact to potentiate the likelihood of a severe and prolonged depressive response to an immunological stressor in some individuals. CONCLUSION Mood disturbance is likely to have a host-protective role in the context of an acute sickness response to infection. However, this usually adaptive and reversible response may progress in some vulnerable individuals into a more sustained and severe pattern of behavioural and physiological changes of major depression. Further research is needed to delineate the factors that predispose, precipitate and perpetuate depression in the context of acute infective illness. Such insights will inform effective prevention and treatment strategies.
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- Pramudie Gunaratne
- 1Inflammation and Infection Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Ringel Y, Maharshak N. Intestinal microbiota and immune function in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2013; 305:G529-41. [PMID: 23886861 PMCID: PMC3798736 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00207.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is believed to involve alterations in the brain-gut axis; however, the etiological triggers and mechanisms by which these changes lead to symptoms of IBS remain poorly understood. Although IBS is often considered a condition without an identified "organic" etiology, emerging evidence suggests that alterations in the gastrointestinal microbiota and altered immune function may play a role in the pathogenesis of the disorder. These recent data suggest a plausible model in which changes in the intestinal microbiota and activation of the enteric immune system may impinge upon the brain-gut axis, causing the alterations in gastrointestinal function and the clinical symptoms observed in patients with IBS. This review summarizes the current evidence for altered intestinal microbiota and immune function in IBS. It discusses the potential etiological role of these factors, suggests an updated conceptual model for the pathogenesis of the disorder, and identifies areas for future research.
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- Yehuda Ringel
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, 4107 BioInformatics Bldg., CB# 7080, 130 Mason Farm Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080.
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