The anxiolytic effect of Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 involves vagal pathways for gut-brain communication

Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1132-1139

  Bercik, P ^a   Park, A J ^a   Sinclair, D ^a   Khoshdel, A ^a   Lu, J ^a   Huang, X ^a   Deng, Y ^a   Blennerhassett, P A ^a   Fahnestock, M ^b   Moine, D ^c   Berger, B ^c   Huizinga, J D ^a   Kunze, W ^a   Mclean, P G ^c   Bergonzelli, G E ^c   Collins, S M ^a   Verdu, E F ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Gut brain axis; Probiotics; Vagus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DEXTRAN SULFATE; DRINKING WATER; MESSENGER RNA; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES MICROFLORA; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE INNERVATION; MALE; MICROELECTRODE; MOUSE; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL LINE; COLITIS; DEXTRAN SULFATE; ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; NEURONS; PLACEBOS; PROBIOTICS; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 81855194317     PISSN: 13501925     EISSN: 13652982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01796.x     Document Type: Article

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