An "electric" microbial cue to control food intake behavior.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The gut conveys nutritional, mechanical, and microbial signals to the brain to regulate physiology and behavior. Writing in Nature, Liu et al. reveal a colonic neuropod-vagus circuit that senses bacterial flagellin, highlighting microbial input as a rapid driver of feeding control and expanding paradigms of communication between the gut and the brain.
Medical subject headings
- Feeding Behavior
- Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Eating