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SUBMITTER: Benakis C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4860105 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Benakis Corinne C Brea David D Caballero Silvia S Faraco Giuseppe G Moore Jamie J Murphy Michelle M Sita Giulia G Racchumi Gianfranco G Ling Lilan L Pamer Eric G EG Iadecola Costantino C Anrather Josef J
Nature medicine 20160328 5
Commensal gut bacteria impact the host immune system and can influence disease processes in several organs, including the brain. However, it remains unclear whether the microbiota has an impact on the outcome of acute brain injury. Here we show that antibiotic-induced alterations in the intestinal flora reduce ischemic brain injury in mice, an effect transmissible by fecal transplants. Intestinal dysbiosis alters immune homeostasis in the small intestine, leading to an increase in regulatory T c ...[more]