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Feeding the microbiota-gut-brain axis: diet, microbiome, and neuropsychiatry € KIRANV.SANDHU,EOINSHERWIN,HARRIETSCHELLEKENS,CATHERINESTANTON, TIMOTHYG.DINAN,andJOHNF.CRYAN CORK,IRELAND The microbial population residing within the human gut represents one of the most densely populated microbial niche in the human body with growing evidence showing it playing a key role in the regulation of behavior and brain function. The bidirectional communication between the gut microbiota and the brain, the microbiota-gut-brain axis, occurs through various pathways including the vagus nerve, the immune system, neuroendocrine pathways, and bacteria-derived metabolites. This axis has been shown to influence neurotransmission and the behavior that are often associated with neuropsychiatric conditions. Therefore, research targeting the modulation of this gut microbiota as a novel therapy for the treatment of various neuropsychiatric conditions is gaining interest. Numerous fac- tors have been highlighted to influence gut microbiota composition, including ge- netics, health status, mode of birth, and environment. However, it is diet composition and nutritional status that has repeatedly been shown to be one of the most critical modifiable factors regulating the gut microbiota at different time points across the lifespan and under various health conditions. Thus the microbiota is poised to play a key role in nutritional interventions for maintaining brain health. (Translational Research 2017;179:223–244) Abbreviations:ASD¼Autismspectrumdisorder;ADHD¼Attention-deficithyperactivedisorder; AMPK¼AMP-activatedproteinkinase;ANS¼Autonomicnervoussystem;BDNF¼Brain-derived neurotrophicfactor;BMI¼Bodymassindex;BCFA¼Branchedchainfattyacid;CCK¼Chole- cystokinin;CNS¼Centralnervoussystem;CREB¼cAMPresponseelement-bindingprotein;DA ¼Dopamine;EECs¼Enteroendocrinecells;ENS¼Entericnervoussystem;FOS¼Fructo-oligo- saccharides; FXR ¼ Farnesoid X receptor; GOS ¼ Galacto-oligosaccharides; GF ¼ Germ-free; GLP1¼Glycogen-likeprotein1;GABA¼Gama-aminobutyricacid;GI¼Gastrointestinaltract; HPA¼Hypothalamus-Pituitary Axis; IBS ¼ Irritable bowel syndrome; IL ¼ Interleukin; LPS ¼ Lipo- polysaccharide; LTP ¼ Long-term potentiation; MAMP ¼ Microbes-associated molecular pat- terns; NOD ¼ Nucleotide-binding-oligomerization domain containing peptide; PYY ¼ Peptide YY; PUFA ¼ Polyunsaturated fatty acid; Reg3g ¼ Regenerating family member 3 gamma; SCFA¼Shortchainfattyacid;sp¼Species;SPF¼Specific-pathogen-free;TMAO¼Trimethyl- amineoxide;TNF¼Tumornecrosisfactor;T-regs¼regulatoryTcells;WHO¼WorldHealthOrga- nization; ZO ¼ Zonula occludens From the APC Microbiome institute, University College Cork, Cork, Reprint requests: John F. Cryan, Department of Anatomy and Neuro- Ireland; Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, University science, University College Cork, Western Gateway Building, Cork, College Cork, Cork, Ireland; Department of Psychiatry & Ireland; e-mail: j.cryan@ucc.ie. Neurobehavioural Science, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; 1931-5244/$ - see front matter TeagascMooreparkFoodResearchCentre,Fermoy,Co,Cork,Ireland. 2016Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. SubmittedforpublicationMay2,2016;revisionsubmittedSeptember http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trsl.2016.10.002 8, 2016; accepted for publication October 6, 2016. 223 Translational Research 224 Sandhuetal January2017 INTRODUCTION mediated through the autonomic nervous system (ANS), the enteric nervous system (ENS), the immune system, and the bacterial metabolites. ‘‘Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.’’ Neuronal pathways. After ingestion of a meal, the —Hippocrates presence of nutrients in the GI tract initiates complex neural and hormonal responses informing the brain of This oft-quoted adage from Hippocrates from over the ongoing change in the nutritional status. The gut is two thousand years ago may still be as relevant today innervated with primary visceral afferent nerve fibers wherethereisagrowingrenaissanceinourappreciation from both sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the importance of diet in maintaining health, of the ANS.26 The afferent fibers project information 1 including brain health. In parallel, the importance of from the gut to the subcortical and cortical centers of diet in regulating the composition of the human gut mi- the brain including the cerebral cortex, cingulate, and crobiota has gained much attention of late.2 Accumu- insular regions, whereas effector fibers project to the lating evidence continues to highlight the importance smooth muscles of the gut.27 In addition, the gut also of the gut microbiota in maintaining homeostasis and informs the brain about the current nutritional status contributing to a variety of different physiological pro- by secreting a host of gut peptides from intestinal cesses including protection from pathogens,3 food 4,5 6 cells including enteroendocrine cells (EECs). Some of metabolism, host fat storage, and even regulation these hormones communicate with CNS primarily via of brain physiology and behavior.7-9 More recently effects on nearby afferent nerve fibers supplying the researchers have started to address the role of the gut gut, whereas others are secreted from the gut into the microbiota within multiple different neuropsychiatric circulatory system and whereupon they enter the brain conditions, including autism,10 depression,11,12 28 13 14 to mediate their central effects. stroke, and schizophrenia. The gut microbiota is This bidirectional communication helps in main- influenced by various factors such as host genetics, taining a proper GI homeostasis and cognitive health status, lifestyle, mode of delivery at birth, anti- 23 biotic usage, and dietary pattern based on different cul- function. The vagus nerve is the major nerve of tural practices.15-18 the parasympathetic system of the ANS and crucial Given that diet is a key contributor in shaping the for mediating the effects of gut microbiota on 29 composition of the gut microbiota and that changes different neurophysiological function (Fig 1). For in dietary patterns show a direct effect on the compo- example, vagotomized mice failed to show any sition of the gut bacteria.18-22 It is important to improvement in anxiety or depressive-like behaviors contextualize diet and nutrition effects on the following treatment with a potential probiotic Lacto- microbiota-gut-brain axis. Therefore, in this review, bacillus rhamnosus indicating that behavioral proper- we discuss recent advances in the understanding of ties of this bacterial strain are dependent upon gut-brain signaling via the vagus nerve.32 Similarly, the critical role diet plays in establishing a link be- a potential probiotic Bifidobacterium longum failed tween the gut microbiota and host health. Further- to produce an anxiolytic effect in a vagotomized coli- more, the role of the microbiota in the gut-brain tis mouse model.33 axis in relation to its association with various neuro- psychiatric disorders will be explored. Thevagusnerveterminatingnearthemucosaconveys information from the intestine to the brainstem through nucleisuchasthenucleustractussolitariesandthenodos BIDIRECTIONAL CROSS-TALK BETWEEN GUT ganglion,whichrepresentanintermediaterelayinbrain- MICROBIOTAANDTHECNS 34 gut axis bidirectional communication. (Fig 1). The va- The gut-brain axis acts as an integrative physiolog- gusnervedoesnotprojectdirectlyintothelumen,andits ical system amalgamating endocrine, immunologic, activation is partly dependent on the secretion of chemi- nutritional, efferent, and afferent neuronal signals calsignalssuchaspeptidehormones(peptideYY[PYY], between the gastrointestinal (GI) system and the glucagon-like peptide 1 [GLP-1], cholecystokinin 23 brain. The microbiota is now seen as a key compo- [CCK])byEECs,specializedendocrinecellinintestinal 35 nent of this gut-brain axis, and disturbances in the ho- tract (Fig 1). For instance, PYY , the major circu- 3–36 meostasis or dysregulation of the gut-microbiota-brain lating PYY, binds to the hypothalamic neuropeptide axis have been implicated in various immunologic, YY receptors and is associated with reduction in food 2 neurologic, and psychiatric conditions.23-25 36 The intake in rodents and humans and vagotomy blocks complex network of communication between the PYY -induced hypophagia and associated activation 3–36 37 gut microbiota and central nervous system (CNS) is of neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus. Translational Research Volume179 Sandhuetal 225 Fig 1. Cross talk between diet-derived macro- and micronutrients, the microbiota and its metabolites, and the brain:Thefoodinourdietisbrokendownintocarbohydrates,proteinandlipids,whichcanbefurthermetabolized bythegutmicrobiota.Theby-productsfromcarbohydratefermentationcanresultinthesynthesisofSCFA,which havethepossibility to induce epigenetic modulation of the intestinal epithelial cell in addition to direct effects on 30 GPCRs (GPR43/41) on EECs. Bile acids derived from fatty acid metabolism can also have multiple effects including interacting with GPCR TGR5 (also known as G protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 [GPBAR1]) and the nuclear receptor farnesoid X receptor (FXR) on the (EECs).31 Both SCFA and bile acids can thus stimulate the modulationofguthormonessecretion,includingPYY,GLP-1andCCKaswellashavingimmunomodulatory responses. The satiety hormones can modulate CNS function and regulate appetite and food intake. Finally, a myriadofneurotransmitters andneuroactivesubstancesproducedbythegutmicrobiotacanregulateahostofpe- ripheral and central functions via indirect and direct mechanisms. In addition, some metabolites can pass into the bloodandthroughthecirculatorysystem,indirectly via receptors on cells or directly through the blood brain bar- rier, modulate brain function. CCK, Cholecystokinin; EECs, Enteroendocrine cells; FXR, Farnesoid X receptor; GABA,Gamma-aminobutyricacid;GLR-1,Glycogenlikeprotein;GPCR,Gprotein-coupledreceptor;HAT,His- tone acetyltransferase; HDAC, Histone deacetylases; PYY, Peptide YY; SCFA, Short chain fatty acid. Translational Research 226 Sandhuetal January2017 Enteroendocrine cells. EECs are a set of specialized immunoglobulinA(IgA),andantimicrobialpeptides.46 endocrine cells forming 1% epithelial cells of the GI These immune cells have an important role to play as tract and are capable of sensing luminal content and they keep a check on the homeostatic relationship producing and releasing signaling molecules or between the microbiota and the host. In addition, hormones.34 As referred to in the previous section, the mucus produced by goblet cells offer the first EECs release peptides and these peptides act on the line of protection by limiting the contact between receptors located along the vagal afferent fibers. the microbiota and host tissue, thus preventing The information generated by EECs is passed to the microbial translocation.46,47 Further production of the brain by the vagal nerve and therefore EEC is critical antimicrobial peptides by the intestinal epithelial for the bidirectional gut-brain communication.38 CCK, cells helps to limit the commensal microbiota to the a satiety peptide hormone, transmits sensory signals gut. For instance, regenerating family member 3 from the gut lumen through direct EEC-nerve gamma (Reg3g), a mucosal antimicrobial peptide communication or via paracrine mechanisms, that is, secreted by intestinal epithelial cells has been shown activation of the vagal pathway.34,39 Exogenous to directly kill gram-positive bacteria and thus administration of CCK activates CCK1 receptor and regulating the microbiota composition.48 Germ-free induces reduction of meal size and satiety. However, (GF) mice known to have immunologic deficits49 were CCK1 receptor null mice fail to show reduction of found to express diminished levels of Reg3g, meal size or satiation.40 suggesting a potential role of gut microbiota in EECs are located along the GI tract in direct contact immunity regulation. However, colonization of GF to the lumen and also in close proximity with the gut mice with the gram-negative bacteria Bacteroides microbiota, which allows for the bacterial commensal thetaiotaomicron induced expression of Reg3g. to interact with EECs with metabolites and regulate Conversely, when GF mice were colonized with the the secretion of various gut peptides.26,34 For instance, gram-positive bacteria, B. longum, Reg3g expression short chain fatty acids (SCFAs; metabolic products was reduced.50-52 Such results highlight an important of polysaccharide fermentation) interact with regulatory interaction between the gut microbiota G-protein–coupled receptor 41 (GPR41) expressed and the immune system. Immunoglobulin A is an upon EECs in the gut epithelium, which causes a immune regulator that is associated with reduction in the expression of PYY thereby inhibiting the compartmentalization of intestinal bacteria. gut motility, increasing intestinal transit rate, and Intestinal dendritic cells together with T and B cells in reducing nutrient contact time.41,42 Consistent with the Peyer’s patches mediate the production of IgA this finding, Ffar2-and Ffar3-knockout mice display specific for commensal-derived antigens and regulate impaired oral glucose tolerance and increased intestinal microbial translocation.52 transit time.42,43 However, further research is required Theimmunesystemisnotonlyinvolvedinmaintain- to clarify the mechanisms of different metabolites inghomeostasisbetweenthegutmicrobiotaandthegut, on the EECs or intestinal gut cells and their it may also act as an intermediary between the gut mi- corresponding role in gut-microbiota-brain cross talk. crobiota and the brain.53 The gut microbiota may Circulatory system. Microbial-derived metabolites mediate an immune response by releasing certain mol- present in the intestinal lumen are absorbed into the cir- ecules, which are potent promoters of the innate im- culatory system by passive or active mechanisms, mune system; for example, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) whereasmetabolitesstructurallysimilartoaminoacids, or peptidoglycan. When the integrity of the intestinal sugars,andvitaminsareactivelytransportedviaspecific mucosal barrier is compromised, gram-negative bacte- transporters. For instance, SCFAs are transported either ria expressing LPS can be translocated from the gut by monocarboxylate transporters or via diffusion.44 into the circulatory system leading to peripheral im- Conversely, microbial metabolites may cross the mune activation. Preclinical and clinical studies have barrier via paracellular (between cells) transport when bothshownthatperipheralimmuneactivationfollowing the epithelial barrier is breached (‘‘leaky gut’’) which LPS administration can lead to depressive-like behav- may often result in altered microbiota composition iors.54,55 This highlights how the bacterial and induction of an inflammatory response.45 Thus, commensals can modulate behavior via the immune blood circulation not only mediates the flow of system. A recent study in GF mice showed a link metabolites throughout the host system but also between the brain’s resident immune cells, microglia, regulates gut microbiota message to the brain. and the gut microbiota.56 The GF mice display defects Immunesystem. Thebacterial commensals present in in microglia with altered cell proportions and immature the GI tract are often found at sites enriched with phenotype.56 Moreover, microglial activation was immune cells including epithelial cells, mucus, diminished in GF mice following LPS administration
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