Brain Aging and Gut⁻Brain Axis

Nutrients. 2019 Feb 18;11(2):424. doi: 10.3390/nu11020424.

Abstract

In the last decade, the microbiome in general and the gut microbiome in particular have been associated not only to brain development and function, but also to the pathophysiology of brain aging and to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), depression, or multiple sclerosis (MS) [...].

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

  • Aging / physiology*
  • Brain / microbiology
  • Brain / physiopathology*
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / microbiology*
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases / physiopathology*