Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Brain Function and Mental Health
The intestinal microbiota is a complex ecosystem playing a crucial role in maintaining human homeostasis. It consists of billions of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea, which closely interact with their host. Recent research reveals that microbiota not only supports meta...
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| author | Zofia Martyna Wójcik Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta Bartosz Omasta Olga Krupa Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec Kuba Borys Romańczuk Kinga Furtak Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk Magdalena Agata Czerska Daria Rybak |
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| description | The intestinal microbiota is a complex ecosystem playing a crucial role in maintaining human homeostasis. It consists of billions of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea, which closely interact with their host. Recent research reveals that microbiota not only supports metabolic and immune functions but also influences central nervous system (CNS) regulation via the gut-brain axis, a two-way communication system.
The gut-brain axis modulates neurotransmitter production (e.g., serotonin, GABA), immune responses, and interacts through bacterial metabolites. Dysbiosis, or microbiota imbalance, is linked to neuropsychiatric disorders like depression, anxiety, and autism. Maintaining microbiota balance is essential for mental health.
This paper reviews literature on the impact of gut microbiota on mental health, focusing on gut-brain axis mechanisms, diet, and therapeutic potential. These findings are especially relevant for personalized medicine approaches targeting microbiota to manage mental disorders.
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| spelling | doaj-art-61ba2d17a1c74b7d98c63187ae787f2f2025-02-12T08:26:21ZengNicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńQuality in Sport2450-31182025-02-013810.12775/QS.2025.38.58196Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Brain Function and Mental HealthZofia Martyna Wójcikhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-2940-9971Katarzyna Kamińska-Omastahttps://orcid.org/0009-0002-5369-0044Bartosz Omasta0https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6685-4899Olga Krupa1https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4171-0187Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec2https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7907-6350Kuba Borys Romańczuk3https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8446-8338Kinga Furtak4https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8356-734XSzymon Przemysław Stolarczyk5https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9507-8822Magdalena Agata Czerska6https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9509-3989Daria Rybak7https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0419-9210Dr. Tytus Chałubiński Radom Specialist Hospital, Adolfa Tochtermana 1 Street, 26-610 Radom, Poland Masovian Specialist Hospital, 5 Juliana Aleksandrowicza Street, 26- 617 RadomKazimierz Pulaski University of Technology and Humanitis in Radom, Jacka Malczewskiego 29 Street, Independent Public Multi-specialist Healthcare Facility in Stargard 27 Wojska Polskiego street, 73-110 Stargard, Poland Fryderyk Chopin University Clinical Hospital in Rzeszów, 35-055 Rzeszów, PolandPomeranian Medical University 1 Rybacka Street, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland Independent Public Complex of Health Care Facilities in Kozienice, Wladyslaw Sikorski 10 Street, 26-900 Kozienice, PolandMasovian Specialist Hospital, 5 Juliana Aleksandrowicza Street, 26-617 Radom, PolandThe intestinal microbiota is a complex ecosystem playing a crucial role in maintaining human homeostasis. It consists of billions of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea, which closely interact with their host. Recent research reveals that microbiota not only supports metabolic and immune functions but also influences central nervous system (CNS) regulation via the gut-brain axis, a two-way communication system. The gut-brain axis modulates neurotransmitter production (e.g., serotonin, GABA), immune responses, and interacts through bacterial metabolites. Dysbiosis, or microbiota imbalance, is linked to neuropsychiatric disorders like depression, anxiety, and autism. Maintaining microbiota balance is essential for mental health. This paper reviews literature on the impact of gut microbiota on mental health, focusing on gut-brain axis mechanisms, diet, and therapeutic potential. These findings are especially relevant for personalized medicine approaches targeting microbiota to manage mental disorders. https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/58196Gut microbiotabrain-gut axisMental healthAlzheimer's diseaseautism spectrum disorderneurodegenerative disease |
| spellingShingle | Zofia Martyna Wójcik Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta Bartosz Omasta Olga Krupa Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec Kuba Borys Romańczuk Kinga Furtak Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk Magdalena Agata Czerska Daria Rybak Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Brain Function and Mental Health Quality in Sport Gut microbiota brain-gut axis Mental health Alzheimer's disease autism spectrum disorder neurodegenerative disease |
| title | Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Brain Function and Mental Health |
| title_full | Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Brain Function and Mental Health |
| title_fullStr | Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Brain Function and Mental Health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Brain Function and Mental Health |
| title_short | Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Brain Function and Mental Health |
| title_sort | gut microbiota and its impact on brain function and mental health |
| topic | Gut microbiota brain-gut axis Mental health Alzheimer's disease autism spectrum disorder neurodegenerative disease |
| url | https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/58196 |
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