Reviews and PerspectivesBrief ReviewThe Effect of Microbiota and the Immune System on the Development and Organization of the Enteric Nervous System
Brief Review
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Keywords
Enteric Nervous System (ENS)
Microbiota
Neuroimmune Interaction
Parkinson’s Disease
Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis
Abbreviations used in this paper
BMP
bone morphogenetic protein
BSH
bile salt hydrolase
CNS
central nervous system
EC
enterochromaffin cell
EGC
enteric glial cell
ENS
enteric nervous system
GF
germ-free
GLP-1
glucagon-like peptide-1
GI
gastrointestinal
5-HT
5-hydroxytryptamine
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
MCT
monocarboxylate transporter
MGB
microbiota–gut–brain
MM
muscularis macrophage
nNOS
neuronal nitric oxide synthase
PD
Parkinson’s disease
RSD
resistant starch diet
SCFA
short-chain fatty acid
SERT
serotonin-selective reuptake transporter
TLR
Toll-like receptor
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Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.
Funding Work in Vassilis Pachnis's laboratory is funded by the Francis Crick Institute and the BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council). Also supported by a long-term EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) fellowship (Y.O.).
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