Microbial endocrinology in the microbiome-gut-brain axis: how bacterial production and utilization of neurochemicals influence behavior

Mark Lyte

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003726

Microbial endocrinology in the microbiome-gut-brain axis: how bacterial production and utilization of neurochemicals influence behavior

PLoS Pathog. 2013;9(11):e1003726. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003726. Epub 2013 Nov 14.

Author

Mark Lyte¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Abilene, Texas, United States of America.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacteria / metabolism*
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena*
Hormones / metabolism*
Host-Pathogen Interactions / physiology*
Humans
Intestines / microbiology*
Microbiota*
Neurosecretory Systems / metabolism*

Substances

Hormones

Grants and funding

This manuscript was solely supported by internal university funds. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.