Short-chain fatty acids: microbial metabolites that alleviate stress-induced brain–gut axis alterations

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 596, Issue 20, 2018, Pages 4923-4944

  van de Wouw, Marcel ^a,b   Boehme, Marcus ^b   Lyte, Joshua M ^b   Wiley, Niamh ^b,c   Strain, Conall ^b,c   O'Sullivan, Orla ^b,c   Clarke, Gerard ^a,b   Stanton, Catherine ^b,c   Dinan, Timothy G ^a,b   Cryan, John F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Chronic Stress; Gut Microbiota

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CORTICOSTERONE; FREE FATTY ACID RECEPTOR 2; FREE FATTY ACID RECEPTOR 3; PROPIONIC ACID; RECEPTOR; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; INTESTINE MUCOSA PERMEABILITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG THERAPY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MAZE TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85052827799     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/JP276431     Document Type: Article

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