Targeting the gut microbiota to influence brain development and function in early life

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 95, Issue , 2018, Pages 191-201

  Wang, Shugui ^a   Harvey, Louise ^a   Martin, Rocio ^a   van der Beek, Eline M ^b,c   Knol, Jan ^b,d   Cryan, John F ^e,f   Renes, Ingrid B ^b,g  

^a Danone Research Centre for Specialised Nutrition   (Singapore)

^b DANONE NUTRICIA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^g EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain development; Early life; Microbiota; Nutrition; Pathways; Prebiotics; Synbiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CESAREAN SECTION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; GLIA CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTESTINE FLORA; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROGLIA; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BRAIN; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS;

EID: 85055131210     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.09.002     Document Type: Review

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