The gut microbiota and unhealthy aging: disentangling cause from consequence

EN DeJong, MG Surette, DME Bowdish - Cell Host & Microbe, 2020 - cell.com
The gut microbiota changes with age, but it is not clear to what degree these changes are
due to physiologic changes, age-associated inflammation or immunosenescence, diet …

Sex difference of gut microbiota

N Kim - Sex/gender-specific medicine in the gastrointestinal …, 2022 - Springer
The factors that influence the composition of the gut microbiome are diet, ethnicity,
antibiotics, stress, psychological factors, maternal health during pregnancy, the method of …

Bacterial sensing via neuronal Nod2 regulates appetite and body temperature

I Gabanyi, G Lepousez, R Wheeler, A Vieites-Prado… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Gut bacteria influence brain functions and metabolism. We investigated whether this
influence can be mediated by direct sensing of bacterial cell wall components by brain …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of sex hormones and gender in the gut microbiota

K Yoon, N Kim - Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The distribution of gut microbiota varies according to age (childhood, puberty, pregnancy,
menopause, and old age) and sex. Gut microbiota are known to contribute to gastrointestinal …

[HTML][HTML] How biological sex of the host shapes its gut microbiota

F Valeri, K Endres - Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
The gut microbiota is a complex system, consisting of a dynamic population of
microorganisms, involved in the regulation of the host's homeostasis. A vast number of …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiome composition and diversity are related to human personality traits

KVA Johnson - Human Microbiome Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The gut microbiome has a measurable impact on the brain, influencing stress, anxiety,
depressive symptoms and social behaviour. This microbiome–gut–brain axis may be …

Bacteroides-dominant gut microbiome of late infancy is associated with enhanced neurodevelopment

SK Tamana, HM Tun, T Konya, RS Chari, CJ Field… - Gut …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Dysbiosis of gut microbiota has been retrospectively linked to autism spectrum disorders but
the temporal association between gut microbiota and early neurodevelopment in healthy …

Considering sex as a biological variable in basic and clinical studies: an endocrine society scientific statement

A Bhargava, AP Arnold, DA Bangasser… - Endocrine …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In May 2014, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) stated its intent to “require
applicants to consider sex as a biological variable (SABV) in the design and analysis of NIH …

Microbial transmission in animal social networks and the social microbiome

A Sarkar, S Harty, KVA Johnson, AH Moeller… - Nature ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Host-associated microbiomes play an increasingly appreciated role in animal metabolism,
immunity and health. The microbes in turn depend on their host for resources and can be …

The therapeutic role of ketogenic diet in neurological disorders

D Pietrzak, K Kasperek, P Rękawek… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate and adequate-protein diet that has
gained popularity in recent years in the context of neurological diseases (NDs). The …