Microbiome—The Missing Link in the Gut-Brain Axis: Focus on Its Role in Gastrointestinal and Mental Health

The central nervous system (CNS) and the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract communicate through the gut-brain axis (GBA). Such communication is bi-directional and involves neuronal, endocrine, and immunological mechanisms. There is mounting data that gut microbiota is the source of a number of neuroa...

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Main Authors: Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Wojciech Marlicz, Agata Misera, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Igor Łoniewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/12/521