Recent developments in understanding the role of the gut microbiota in brain health and disease

E Sherwin, TG Dinan, JF Cryan - … of the New York Academy of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is a growing appreciation of the role of the gut microbiota in all aspects of health and
disease, including brain health. Indeed, roles for the bacterial commensals in various …

CNS demyelination with TNF-α blockers

E Kemanetzoglou, E Andreadou - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2017 - Springer
Tumor necrosis factor–α (TNF-α) blockers are a popular therapeutic choice in a number of
inflammatory diseases. Thus far, five TNF-α blockers have been approved for clinical use …

Gut microbiome of multiple sclerosis patients and paired household healthy controls reveal associations with disease risk and course

X Zhou, R Baumann, X Gao, M Mendoza, S Singh… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Changes in gut microbiota have been associated with several diseases. Here, the
International Multiple Sclerosis Microbiome Study (iMSMS) studied the gut microbiome of …

Gut bacteria from multiple sclerosis patients modulate human T cells and exacerbate symptoms in mouse models

E Cekanaviciute, BB Yoo, TF Runia… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The gut microbiota regulates T cell functions throughout the body. We hypothesized that
intestinal bacteria impact the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune …

Gut microbiota from multiple sclerosis patients enables spontaneous autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice

K Berer, LA Gerdes, E Cekanaviciute… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
There is emerging evidence that the commensal microbiota has a role in the pathogenesis
of multiple sclerosis (MS), a putative autoimmune disease of the CNS. Here, we compared …

Insights into the biology and therapeutic implications of TNF and regulatory T cells

BL Salomon - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2021 - nature.com
Treatments that block tumour necrosis factor (TNF) have major beneficial effects in several
autoimmune and rheumatic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis. However, some …

Regulation of common neurological disorders by gut microbial metabolites

J Park, CH Kim - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2021 - nature.com
The gut is connected to the CNS by immunological mediators, lymphocytes,
neurotransmitters, microbes and microbial metabolites. A mounting body of evidence …

Role of Akkermansia in Human Diseases: From Causation to Therapeutic Properties

A Pellegrino, G Coppola, F Santopaolo, A Gasbarrini… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The gut microbiota plays a critical role in the modulation of host metabolism and immune
response, and its impairment has been implicated in many gastrointestinal and …

Nur77 serves as a molecular brake of the metabolic switch during T cell activation to restrict autoimmunity

M Liebmann, S Hucke, K Koch… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
T cells critically depend on reprogramming of metabolic signatures to meet the bioenergetic
demands during activation and clonal expansion. Here we identify the transcription factor …

Altered fecal microbiome years after traumatic brain injury

RJ Urban, RB Pyles, CJ Stewart, N Ajami… - Journal of …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Patients with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) requiring long-term, permanent care suffer a
myriad of clinical symptoms (ie, impaired cognition, fatigue, and other conditions) that persist …