MicrobiotaMi Comment 30_21
by Giulia Colombo
Age-related cognitive decline is associated with chronic low grade neuroinflammation that may result from a complex interplay among many factors, such as bidirectional communication between the central nervous system (CNS) and gut microbiota. This usually occurs through the immune, the neuroendocrine and the vagal pathways. Wu et al. compared 2-month-old (young) and 15-month-old (aged) mice to explore …
MicrobiotaMi Comment 24_21
by Giulia Colombo
The new-born human gut is like a desert island for the microbiota: in fact, it evolves predictably with pioneer species colonizing the gut after birth, followed by an ordered succession of microorganisms. This colonizing process can be studied in a privileged manner in preterm infants, as well as the potentially shaping influences of the environment, the host and interactions …
MicrobiotaMi Comment 17_21
by Giulia Colombo
The management of complex microbial communities is a very promising tool in many fields, from microbiome manipulation to sustainable food production and climate regulation. To successfully engineer …
MicrobiotaMi Comment 07_21
by Giulia Colombo
Growing evidence shows a pivotal role for the gut microbiota on the brain development, which may impact on behavior, too. Effah et al.’s recent article deals with this topic: the authors studied the oxytocin receptor’s expression and distribution in …
MicrobiotaMi Comment 02_21
by Giulia Colombo
Teichman et al.’s recent review deals with the interactions between the microbiota-gut-brain axis and circadian rhythmicity, a topic that reminds us how reductive it is to think about ourselves as lonely bodies: we are more similar to small-scale ecosystems, instead, for our microbiota partners…