The (Microbiota)-Gut-Brain Axis: Hype or Revolution?
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (18 February 2019) | Viewed by 7230
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Interests: gut–brain axis; functional gastrointestinal disorders; neuroscience; psychophysiology
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the scope of research on the bidirectional communication system between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system—known as the “gut–brain axis”—has broadened dramatically. Initially, gut–brain axis research was almost exclusively focused on gastrointestinal symptom generation and perception. However, recent methodological advances in molecular biology and chemistry as well as bioinformatics allowing, among others, the study of the composition and function of the gut microbiota in vivo have expanded the scope of gut–brain axis research far beyond its initial narrow boundaries as a niche within “neurogastroenterology”. More specifically, recent studies have demonstrated a profound impact of nutritional as well as gut microbiota manipulations on psychobiological processes in rodents. Efforts towards translation to humans are beginning to be made, but are still limited, and results are somewhat mixed.
In this Special Issue on “The (Microbiota)–Gut–Brain Axis: Hype or Revolution?” we invite researchers to submit original research and review articles on the microbiota–gut–brain axis, including but not limited to the following topics:
- gut–brain signaling mechanisms underlying gastrointestinal symptom generation and perception in health and functional gastrointestinal disorders
- gut–brain signaling mechanisms underlying the control of appetite and feeding in health and disease
- influence of nutrient-related gut–brain signals on affective and cognitive processes in health and disease
- influence of gut microbiota composition and function on psychobiological processes in health and disease, and identification of the microbiota–gut–brain signaling mechanisms underlying these relationships
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lukas Van Oudenhove
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gut–brain axis
- microbiota
- nutrients
- functional gastrointestinal disorders
- metabolic hormones
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