The Guts Role in Anxiety and Depression

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Microbiota-gut peptide interactions are poised to be of great significance in the regulation of gut-brain signaling. Given the emerging role of the gut-brain axis in a variety of brain disorders, such as anxiety and depression, it is important to understand the contribution of bidirectional interactions between peptide hormones released from the gut and intestinal bacteria in the context of this axis. Indeed, the gastrointestinal tract is the largest endocrine organ in mammals, secreting dozens of different signaling molecules, including peptides....

Together, gut peptides are important regulators of microbiota-gut-brain signaling in health and stress-related psychiatric illnesses.

 

Anxiety, Depression, and the Microbiome: A Role for Gut Peptides... PubMed ~ The N.I.H. Database for Medical Research

Edited December 21, 2019 by IChoseTheRedPill