Toward effective probiotics for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders
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Toward effective probiotics for autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders
Abstract
Hsaio and colleagues link gut microbes to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in a mouse model. They show that ASD symptoms are triggered by compositional and structural shifts of microbes and associated metabolites, but symptoms are relieved by a Bacteroides fragilis probiotic. Thus probiotics may provide therapeutic strategies for neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Microbiota modulate behavioral and physiological abnormalities associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.Cell. 2013 Dec 19;155(7):1451-63. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.11.024. Epub 2013 Dec 5. Cell. 2013. PMID: 24315484 Free PMC article.
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