Search for dissertations about: "gut-brain axis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words gut-brain axis.

  2. 1. Gut microbiota, its modifications and the gut-brain axis

    Author : Julia Rode; Robert Jan Brummer; Julia König; Mirjana Rajilic-Stojanovic; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gut microbiota; gut-brain axis; faecal microbiota transfer; probiotics; butyratFunctional magnetic resonance imaging; mental health; collagenous colitis;

    Abstract : The human intestinal microbiota has a major impact on host physiology and might play an important role in several diseases. Therapeutic interventions aimed at modifying the gut microbiota might exert their effects locally as well as systemically, for example via the gut-brain axis, a bidirectional communication system. READ MORE

  4. 2. Exploring the gut-brain axis in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

    Author : Liu Yang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : There is a bidirectional interaction between the gut and the brain, termed the gut-brain axis (GBA), involving e.g. the gut microbiota, and connecting the peripheral intestinal elements to the central nervous system (CNS). READ MORE

  5. 3. The gut-brain axis and alcohol-mediated behaviours: the amylin story

    Author : Aimilia Lydia Kalafateli; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; reward; mesolimbic dopamine system; addiction; calcitonin; IAPP;

    Abstract : Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder with high rates of mortality and morbidity. The currently available pharmacotherapies show varied efficacy, leading to the investigation of new neurochemical targets for alcohol. READ MORE

  6. 4. Irritable bowel syndrome - a disorder of gut-brain interaction

    Author : Irina Midenfjord; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; gastrointestinal symptom severity; anxiety; depression; neurophysiological aberrations; psychological alterations; central sensitization;

    Abstract : Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common and multifactorial functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder characterized by altered gut-brain communication. Due to the complexity of gut-brain interactions, the aim of this thesis was to enhance the understanding of associations between GI symptom severity and measures from multiple levels along the gut-brain axis in IBS patients. READ MORE

  7. 5. Pregnancy—A Critical Time for Mental Health : Interrogating Psychiatry with Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis and Autonomic Nervous System Biomarkers

    Author : Mary C. Kimmel; Alkistis Skalkidou; Janet Cunningham; Emma Fransson; Samantha Meltzer-Brody; Susan Garthus-Niegel; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : pregnancy; heart rate variability HRV ; microbiome; depression; anxiety; self-efficacy; cytokines; biomarkers;

    Abstract : Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are common and impact the parent and child beyond the perinatal period of pregnancy and postpartum. The aim of this thesis was to study biomarkers that might reflect perinatal mental health. READ MORE