A gut feeling: The stressed brain drives intestinal inflammation

José L Solano; Caroline Menard

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2023.07.009

A gut feeling: The stressed brain drives intestinal inflammation

Immunity. 2023 Aug 8;56(8):1709-1711. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.07.009.

Authors

José L Solano¹, Caroline Menard²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval, and CERVO Brain Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada.
² Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Université Laval, and CERVO Brain Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada. Electronic address: Caroline.Menard@fmed.ulaval.ca.

PMID: 37557079
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.07.009

Abstract

Communication between the central nervous system and the periphery contributes to stress responses and mood disorders. In a recent issue of Cell, Schneider et al. report that psychological stress exacerbates gut inflammation and dysmotility by modifying enteric glia and neurons.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Brain
Enteric Nervous System*
Humans
Inflammation
Neuroglia
Neurons

Grants and funding

427011/CIHR/Canada