The gut-brain axis goes viral

Lisa D Blackmer-Raynolds; Timothy R Sampson

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2022.02.013

The gut-brain axis goes viral

Cell Host Microbe. 2022 Mar 9;30(3):283-285. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.02.013.

Authors

Lisa D Blackmer-Raynolds¹, Timothy R Sampson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA.
² Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA. Electronic address: trsamps@emory.edu.

PMID: 35271800
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2022.02.013

Abstract

A cloudburst of recent research has revealed important contributions of indigenous microbes to host neurological functions. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Mayberis-Perxachs and Castells-Nobau et al. uncover a role for gut-resident bacteriophages in microbiome structure and metabolism with downstream effects on neuronal gene expression and cognition.

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MeSH terms

Bacteriophages* / genetics
Brain-Gut Axis
Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
Microbiota*
Neurons