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The Microbiota, the Gut and the Brain in Eating and Alcohol Use Disorders: A ‘Ménage à Trois’?
Author(s) -
Jamie E. Temko,
Sofia Bouhlal,
Mehdi Farokhnia,
Mary R. Lee,
John F. Cryan,
Lorenzo Leggio
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agx024
Subject(s) - gut flora , dysbiosis , gut–brain axis , eating disorders , anxiety , alcohol use disorder , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , alcohol , biology , immunology , biochemistry
Accumulating evidence for the influence of the gut microbiota on the bidirectional communication along the gut-brain axis suggests a role of the gut microbiota in eating disorders (EDs) and alcohol and substance use disorders. The potential influence of altered gut microbiota (dysbiosis) on behaviors associated with such disorders may have implications for developing therapeutic interventions.

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