Faecal microbiota transplant from aged donor mice affects spatial learning and memory via modulating hippocampal synaptic plasticity- and neurotransmission-related proteins in young recipients.

D'Amato A,Di Cesare,Lucarini E,Man A,Le Gall,Branca JJV,Ghelardini C,Amedei A,Bertelli E,Regoli M,Pacini A,Luciani G,Gallina P,Altera A,Narbad A,Gulisano M,Hoyles L,Vauzour D,Nicoletti C. (2020)

Microbiome

The gut-brain axis and the intestinal microbiota are emerging as key players in health and disease. Shifts in intestinal microbiota composition affect a variety of systems; however, evidence of their direct impact on cognitive functions is still lacking. We tested whether faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) from aged donor mice into young adult recipients altered the hippocampus, an area of the central nervous system (CNS) known to be affected by the ageing process and related functions.

Microbiome

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