Open AccessGut Microbiota: The Link to Your Second Brain
Author(s) -
Vanessa K. Ridaura,
Yasmine Belkaid
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2015.03.033
Subject(s) - biology , link (geometry) , gut flora , gut–brain axis , genetics , computational biology , immunology , computer network , computer science
Serotonin is a highly ubiquitous signaling molecule that plays a role in the regulation of various physiological functions. Several lines of evidence, including the present work from Hsiao and colleagues, demonstrate that, in the gut, microbial-derived metabolites affect the production of serotonin that in turn impacts host physiological functions.
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