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bacteria and where they are found in the body

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different types of bacteria are found in different areas of the body

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amount of gut microbiota relative to human cells

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more gut microbiota than human cells

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when and how does colonization of the gut occur

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occurs at birth; when infant exposed to either vaginal microbiota of mother (vaginal delivery) or skin microbiota of mother (c-section)

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microbiome composition is a susceptibility factor for… (2) especially during…

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development of responses to stressful insults and diseases; key developmental windows

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gut microbiota required for (in brain) (4)

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  1. normal brain development
  2. neuroplasticity
  3. microglia activation
  4. neurogenesis
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gut microbiota contributes to (in intestine)

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intestinal epithelial cell maturation

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through which branches (3) of which signaling pathways (3) do the CNS and gut communicate

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branches:
1. enteric nervous system
2. sympathetic system
3. parasympathetic system
signaling pathways
1. autonomic nervous system
2. neuroendocrine signaling pathway
3. neuroimmune signaling pathway

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why is gut bacteria required for normal brain development

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tight connection bw CNS and gut

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what influences/changes mother’s gut and vaginal microbiome (4)

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  1. drugs
  2. diet
  3. infection
  4. stress
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what influences gut microbiota in adulthood (4)

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  1. stress and environment
  2. sex differences
  3. diet
  4. health and disease
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what affects infant microbiota composition early in life (3)

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  1. diet
  2. drugs
  3. stress
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mechanisms of communication of gut microbiota with brain (4)

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  1. vagus nerve activation by cytokines
  2. microbial antigens that stimulate immune response -> production of pro-inf cytokines by dendritic cells that can activate vagus nerve
  3. production of microbial metabolites by gut microbiota itself (short-chained FA) -> microglia activation
  4. stimulation of enteroendocrine gut cells -> secrete hormonal messengers (like peptides, GC or hormones)
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which way does the vagal nerve communicate bw brain and gut

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bidirectionally

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effects of dysregulation of microbiota on behavior (4)

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  1. anxiety
  2. sociability, social behavior
  3. depression-like behavior
  4. visceral pain (IBS)
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mechanism of how dysregulated microbiota affects social behavior

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can modulate levels of OT

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preclinical models to study microbiome (4)

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  1. perturbation of gut microbiome by ingestion of probiotics and antibiotics
  2. fecal microbial transplant
  3. germ-free animals (raised in sterile env)
  4. animals with pathogen-free microbiome
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response of germ-free mice to restraint stress and conclusion

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exaggerated HPA response (increased ACTH and corticosterone); microbiome can affect HPA activity (buffer stress response)

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effect of stress-induced HPA activation on gut microbiota

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modify gut microbiota in long term, in sex-different manner

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normalization of exaggerated HPA response of germ-free mice to restraint stress

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inoculation with some types of bacteria

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effect of probiotic yogurt (containing lactobacillus acidophilus LA5 and bifidobacterium lactis BB12) administration on humans for 6 weeks (2)

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  1. improved mental health
  2. ameliorate stress-induced physiological changes
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probiotics

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living microorganisms that confer health benefits to host (in adequate amounts) -> good source of bacteria

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prebiotics

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nondigestible food ingredients that beneficially affect host by stimulating growth/activity of selective bacteria in colon -> feed/stabilize/maintain gut microbiota

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dysbiosis (2 elements)

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pathobiont overgrowth, promoting loss of intestinal barrier (leaky gut)

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symbiosis (3 elements)

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diverse microbiota; intestinal barrier integrity maintained, pathobionts are kept in check

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what does a leaky gut lead to
dysfunctional communication bw brain and gut
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result of leaky gut
find things (cytokines, microorganisms, byproducts) in general circulation that shouldn't be there -> affects CNS functions
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gut bacteria in different sexes
majority of gut bacteria are the same, some show sex-differences
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changes observed in brain/neurological disorders (2)
1. changes in neuroimmune functions 2. modified microbiota
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males more at risk of which category of disorders
neurodevelopmental disorders (childhood onset)
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females more at risk of which category of disorders
neuroaffective disorders (pubertal onset)
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when does schizophrenia develop and who is more affected
late adolescence, early adulthood; males
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characteristics of schizophrenia (3)
1. hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech 2. social dysfunction, affective flattening, avolition 3. cognitive defects
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which connections are defective in SCZ
bw subcortical DA systems, thalamus, temporal-limbic areas and prefrontal cortex
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SCZ most-likely develops from
interaction bw genetic vulnerability and early neurodevelopmental insults (like maternal infection)
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prenatal risk factors for developing SCZ (5)
1. obstetric complications 2. prenatal nutritional deprivation 3. Rh incompatibility 4. severe maternal stress 5. maternal viral/bacterial infection in gestation
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how can maternal infection contribute to development of SCZ
elevated maternal cytokines from infection -> affect fetus
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pregnancy period most critical for development of SCZ
1st and 2nd trimesters
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animal models for prenatal infection (4)
1. exposure to virus 2. viral mimic -> poly I:C 3. bacterial mimic: LPS 4. turpentine oil (systemic)
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effects of prenatal infection (animal models) (3)
1. behavioral 2. structural 3. neurochemical
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in HLA-susceptible individuals, microbial dysbioses leads to (3)
1. systemic inflammation 2. permealized blood-gut barrier 3. permealized BBB
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pathway of gut microbes to brain causing neuroinflammation because of leaky gut
gut molecules migrate to general circulation from gut (leaky gut) -> complement pathway activates immune responses -> gut molecules enter brain (leaky BBB) -> activate microglia and astrocytes (response to invaders) -> can modify function of neurons -> long term consequences and neuroinflammation
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effect of expression of complement proteins near neurons
susceptible synapses may be inappropriately pruned
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chronic use of recombinant human cytokines to boost immune system (treatment for cancer or hepatitis C) associated with
development of severe neuropsychiatric changes, including MDD
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elevated levels of ... and ... are found in clinical depression
cytokines; cortisol secretion
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important trigger for depression
cytokines
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what do cytokines integrate in depression
endocrine (HPA axis) and NT changes with impact of inflammation on neuron
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how does integration of HPA axis and NT changes with impact of inflammation on neuron explain chronic outcome of depression in elderly patients
pro-inf cytokines, decreased neurotrophic factors, increased cortisol and increased ROS/NO leads to neurodegenerative cascade which results in dementia
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pro-inf cytokines and chemokines found in depression (3)
mostly IL-6; TNF-a; some IFN-y
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anti-inf cytokine that could have a role in depression
IL-10
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post-mortem brains of depressed patients show
increased inflammation; increased microglia activation
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overview of stress, microbiome, inflammation and depression (7)
1. stress -> psychological, toxicant, infection 2. hyperactive HPA axis 3. increased GC -> decreased immune function -> affected microbiome (amount and type) 4. leaky gut 5. leaky BBB -> hormones, cytokines, vagal nerve affect brain 6. modulation of trophic factors, NTs and fostering of inflammatory environment -> increased ROS and/or neuroinflammation 7. predisposition to depression
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pathway (4 levels) of the impact of gut microbiota on gut-brain axis in health and depression
1. HPA axis - increased 2. neural circuits - disrupted 3. immune system - prod of pro-inf cytokines 4. microbiota - altered gut barrier
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things that can improve gut dysbiosis (2)
1. butyrate 2. probiotics
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what is butyrate and what does it do (4)
short chain FA produced by gut bacteria; inhibits (a) reduced neurogenesis (b) neuroinflammation (c) systemic inflammation (d) mucosal barrier dysfunctions
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effect of probiotics on gut-brain axis (2)
1. inhibits mucosal barrier dysfunctions (increased tightness of junctions) 2. inhibits systemic inflammation
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prenatal poly I:C treatment induced what kinds of ASD-like behaviors (5)
1. anxiety 2. impaired sensorimotor gating 3. stereotypical, repetitive behavior 4. communication deficits 5. social deficits
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maternal infection is a risk factor in which disorders (2)
1. schizophrenia 2. autism
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what rescued autistic behaviors in mice models of maternal infection
administration of probiotic (bacteroides fragilis) in early post-weaning life reversed gastrointestinal, microbiota and selective behavioral changes (all behaviors restored)
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probiotic treatment of mice with autism features pathway (5)
1. alters composition of gut microbiota 2. improves epithelial barrier integrity 3. reduces leakage of particular GI metabolites 4. restores serum metabolites 5. ameliorates specific autism-related behavioral abnormalities
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pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators and HPA axis
GCs have anti-inflammatory effects; pro-inf brain cytokines (microglia cells) and vagus nerve activation stimulate HPA axis
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overactivation of microglial cells in CNS trigger (3) and ex (3)
1. brain inflammation 2. neurodegeneration 3. NT dysfunctions ex. neurodegenerative diseases, ageing, mental disorders such as depression
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main genera showing beneficial effects (2)
1. lactobacillus 2. bifidobacterium

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