Journal article
A294 ROLE OF MACROPHAGE IN GUT MICROBIOTA-BRAIN SIGNALING
Abstract
Gut microbiota shapes host’s immune system, which plays an important role in host’s behavior and brain development. Peripheral macrophages have been implicated in sickness-like behavior induced by endotoxin and recent studies have highlighted the existence of a novel axis between the immune system and the brain involving monocytes trafficking to the brain, regulating mood and behaviour. However, the role of macrophages in microbiota-gut-brain …
Authors
Cocciolillo S; De Palma G; Pigrau M; Lu J; Bercik P; Collins SM
Journal
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, Vol. 1, No. suppl_1, pp. 510–510
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
March 1, 2018
DOI
10.1093/jcag/gwy008.295
ISSN
2515-2084