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Modulation of Gut Microbiota Composition by Serotonin Signaling Influences Intestinal Immune Response and Susceptibility to Colitis

Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) is synthesized mainly within enterochromaffin (EC) cells in the gut, and tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (Tph1) is the rate-limiting enzyme for 5-HT synthesis in EC cells. Accumulating evidence suggests the importance of gut microbiota in intestinal inflammation. Considering the close proximity of EC cells and the microbes, we investigated the influence of gut-derived 5-HT on the microbiota and …

Authors

Kwon YH; Wang H; Denou E; Ghia J-E; Rossi L; Fontes ME; Bernier SP; Shajib S; Banskota S; Collins SM

Journal

Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 709–728

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

2019

DOI

10.1016/j.jcmgh.2019.01.004

ISSN

2352-345X