Publications by authors named "Emily R Michaud"
Article Synopsis
- The intestinal microbiota may affect mental health via the gut-brain axis, with recurrent CDI patients showing depressive symptoms that improve after fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT).
- The study hypothesized that changes in short-chain and carboxylic acids (SCCA) in the bloodstream post-FMT could influence microglial inflammatory responses, which are linked to mental health.
- Results indicated that successful FMT led to better mental and physical health outcomes, along with significant changes in circulating SCCA, and that a combination of these acids reduced inflammatory responses in cultured microglia, highlighting their role in gut-brain communication.
