Following on from our webinar Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: Latest Strategies and Evidence, we’ve pulled together some of the key resources and references discussed within the webinar. If you missed the live webinar, you can register to watch the recording.

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Gut-Brain Axis HCP Resource – this resource explains the relationship between the gut microbiota and brain, the pathways of communication and how to support the gut-brain axis, with a particular focus on dietary approaches. PDF and hard copies available – please email science@yakult.co.uk

gut brain resource

Guide your Gut – a patient handbook to a happy gut through simple diet and lifestyle changes. PDF and hard copies available – please email science@yakult.co.uk

love your gut resource

Gut Health Habit Tracker – a tear-off pad for patients to monitor 5 key gut health habits. PDF and hard copies available – please email science@yakult.co.uk

gut health resource

Diet diversity: This practical guide aims to educate HCPs about the importance of a diverse diet to promote a more diverse gut microbiota.

Microbiome Matters: A podcast for healthcare professionals (HCP) to help understand more about the important community of microbes living inside us.

Webinar Chair: Dr Emily Prpa, Science Manager, Yakult UK & Ireland

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 Emily Prpa

 Webinar Speaker: Dr Elizabeth Schneider

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 Elizabeth Schneider

BDA GASTROENTEROLOGY SPECIALIST GROUP

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Key Studies:

Asnicar F, Leeming ER, Dimidi E, et al. Blue poo: impact of gut transit time on the gut microbiome using a novel marker. Gut. 2021;70(9):1665-1674. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323877

Chinna Meyyappan A, Forth E, Wallace CJK, Milev R. Effect of fecal microbiota transplant on symptoms of psychiatric disorders: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry. 2020;20(1):299. Published 2020 Jun 15. doi:10.1186/s12888-020-02654-5

Cryan JF, O’Riordan KJ, Cowan CSM, et al. The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis. Physiol Rev. 2019;99(4):1877-2013. doi:10.1152/physrev.00018.2018

Doll JPK, Vázquez-Castellanos JF, Schaub AC, et al. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) as an Adjunctive Therapy for Depression-Case Report. Front Psychiatry. 2022;13:815422. Published 2022 Feb 17. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.815422

Ghosh TS, Rampelli S, Jeffery IB, et al. Mediterranean diet intervention alters the gut microbiome in older people reducing frailty and improving health status: the NU-AGE 1-year dietary intervention across five European countries. Gut. 2020;69(7):1218-1228. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319654

Jacka FN, O’Neil A, Opie R, et al. A randomised controlled trial of dietary improvement for adults with major depression (the ‘SMILES’ trial) [published correction appears in BMC Med. 2018 Dec 28;16(1):236. doi: 10.1186/s12916-018-1220-6]. BMC Med. 2017;15(1):23. Published 2017 Jan 30. doi:10.1186/s12916-017-0791-y

Johnson AJ, Vangay P, Al-Ghalith GA, et al. Daily Sampling Reveals Personalized Diet-Microbiome Associations in Humans. Cell Host Microbe. 2019;25(6):789-802.e5. doi:10.1016/j.chom.2019.05.005

Kelly JR, Borre Y, O’ Brien C, et al. Transferring the blues: Depression-associated gut microbiota induces neurobehavioural changes in the rat. J Psychiatr Res. 2016;82:109-118. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.07.019

Long-Smith C, O’Riordan KJ, Clarke G, Stanton C, Dinan TG, Cryan JF. Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: New Therapeutic Opportunities. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 2020;60:477-502. doi:10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010919-023628

Ribeiro G, Ferri A, Clarke G, Cryan JF. Diet and the microbiota – gut – brain-axis: a primer for clinical nutrition. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2022;25(6):443-450. doi:10.1097/MCO.0000000000000874

Ross FC, Patangia D, Grimaud G, et al. The interplay between diet and the gut microbiome: implications for health and disease. Nat Rev Microbiol. Published online July 15, 2024. doi:10.1038/s41579-024-01068-4

Siracusa F, Schaltenberg N, Kumar Y, et al. Short-term dietary changes can result in mucosal and systemic immune depression. Nat Immunol. 2023;24(9):1473-1486. doi:10.1038/s41590-023-01587-x

Schneider et al. Nat Microbiol. 2024;9(7):1633. Moving from hype to hope in diet-microbiome interactions. doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01763-1

Tillisch K, Labus J, Kilpatrick L, et al. Consumption of fermented milk product with probiotic modulates brain activity. Gastroenterology. 2013;144(7):1394-1401.e14014. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2013.02.043

Wastyk HC, Fragiadakis GK, Perelman D, et al. Gut-microbiota-targeted diets modulate human immune status. Cell. 2021;184(16):4137-4153.e14. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.06.019

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