Luna Ruth Ann, Savidge Tor C, Williams Kent C
Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA; Texas Children's Microbiome Center, Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Curr Dev Disord Rep. 2016 Mar;3(1):75-81. doi: 10.1007/s40474-016-0077-7. Epub 2016 Feb 26.
The brain-gut-microbiome axis refers to the interactions between the central nervous system, gastrointestinal system, and microorganisms that live in the gastrointestinal tract. Exploring these interactions provides a rationale for why gastrointestinal disorders commonly occur in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Signs of altered brain-gut interactions that are closely associated with functional GI disorders (FGIDs) commonly occur in children with ASD. Studies of microbiome in ASD suggest that changes in the gut microbiome may be associated with ASD and with GI disorders in children with ASD. Further studies into the brain-gut-microbiome axis could lead to new techniques for identifying GI disorders in children with ASD and novel therapies for treating ASD behaviors.
脑-肠-微生物群轴是指中枢神经系统、胃肠道系统以及生活在胃肠道中的微生物之间的相互作用。探索这些相互作用为自闭症谱系障碍(ASD)儿童中常见胃肠道疾病的原因提供了理论依据。与功能性胃肠疾病(FGIDs)密切相关的脑-肠相互作用改变的迹象在ASD儿童中很常见。对ASD中微生物群的研究表明,肠道微生物群的变化可能与ASD以及ASD儿童的胃肠道疾病有关。对脑-肠-微生物群轴的进一步研究可能会带来识别ASD儿童胃肠道疾病的新技术以及治疗ASD行为的新疗法。