Microbiota and the social brain

E Sherwin, SR Bordenstein, JL Quinn, TG Dinan… - Science, 2019 - science.org
BACKGROUND Increasingly, it is recognized that the microbes resident in the
gastrointestinal tract can influence brain physiology and behavior. Research has shown that …

Microbial modulation of cardiovascular disease

JM Brown, SL Hazen - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
Although diet has long been known to contribute to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular
disease (CVD), research over the past decade has revealed an unexpected interplay …

Trimethylamine N-oxide binds and activates PERK to promote metabolic dysfunction

S Chen, A Henderson, MC Petriello, KA Romano… - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
The gut-microbe-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is increased by insulin
resistance and associated with several sequelae of metabolic syndrome in humans …

Trimethylamine N‐oxide promotes vascular inflammation through signaling of mitogen‐activated protein kinase and nuclear factor‐κB

MM Seldin, Y Meng, H Qi, WF Zhu, Z Wang… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The choline‐derived metabolite trimethylamine N‐oxide (TMAO) has been
demonstrated to contribute to atherosclerosis and is associated with coronary artery disease …

The gut microbial endocrine organ: bacterially derived signals driving cardiometabolic diseases

JM Brown, SL Hazen - Annual review of medicine, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The human gastrointestinal tract is home to trillions of bacteria, which vastly outnumber host
cells in the body. Although generally overlooked in the field of endocrinology, gut microbial …

The TMAO-generating enzyme flavin monooxygenase 3 is a central regulator of cholesterol balance

M Warrier, DM Shih, AC Burrows, D Ferguson… - Cell reports, 2015 - cell.com
Circulating levels of the gut microbe-derived metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO)
have recently been linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Here, we performed …

The TMAO-producing enzyme flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 regulates obesity and the beiging of white adipose tissue

RC Schugar, DM Shih, M Warrier, RN Helsley… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Emerging evidence suggests that microbes resident in the human intestine represent a key
environmental factor contributing to obesity-associated disorders. Here, we demonstrate that …

Flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 as a potential player in diabetes-associated atherosclerosis

J Miao, AV Ling, PV Manthena, ME Gearing… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Despite the well-documented association between insulin resistance and cardiovascular
disease, the key targets of insulin relevant to the development of cardiovascular disease are …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacology of human trace amine-associated receptors: Therapeutic opportunities and challenges

MD Berry, RR Gainetdinov, MC Hoener… - Pharmacology & …, 2017 - Elsevier
The discovery in 2001 of a G protein-coupled receptor family, subsequently termed trace
amine-associated receptors (TAAR), triggered a resurgence of interest in so-called trace …

The participation of cortical amygdala in innate, odour-driven behaviour

CM Root, CA Denny, R Hen, R Axel - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Innate behaviours are observed in naive animals without prior learning or experience,
suggesting that the neural circuits that mediate these behaviours are genetically determined …