A Comprehensive Review on the Role of the Gut Microbiome in Human Neurological Disorders.

ABSTRACT: The human body is full of an extensive number of commensal microbes, consisting of bacteria, viruses, and fungi, collectively termed the human microbiome. The initial acquisition of microbiota occurs from both the external and maternal environments, and the vast majority of them colonize the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). These microbial communities play a central role in the maturation and development of the immune system, the central nervous system, and the GIT system and are also responsible for essential metabolic pathways. Various factors, including host genetic predisposition, environmental factors, lifestyle, diet, antibiotic or nonantibiotic drug use, etc., affect the composition of the gut microbiota. Recent publications have highlighted that an imbalance in the gut microflora, kno

SUBMITTER: Sorboni SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8729913 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature