Baby-to-baby strain transmission shapes the developing gut microbiome
The early infant microbiome is largely primed by microbial transmission from the mother between birth and the first few weeks of life1,2,3, but how interpersonal transmission further shapes the developing microbiome in the first year remains unexplored. This study shows that microbiome transmission between babies is extensive during the first year of nursery, and points to social interactions in infancy as crucial drivers of infant microbiome development.
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This pilot integrative analysis highlighted novel coherent associations among tissue, circulating, and stool levels of MGO-derived AGEs, the expression of AGE-related metabolic pathways, and microbial signatures in colon cancer. If confirmed in larger studies, these candidate molecular and microbial interactions may provide novel insights into the dicarbonyl stress involvement in tumor biology.
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ArticleFrom Womb to Weaning: Microbial Signals That Shape the Developing Brain
This review synthesizes current knowledge on the temporal dynamics of gut colonization and brain maturation. Drawing on mechanistic insights from animal models, we emphasize the central role of the maternal microbiota and particularly, microbially derived metabolites that cross the feto-placental barrier and shape fetal brain development. We also discuss molecular and cellular targets of microbial influence, implications for neurodevelopmental disorders, and potential therapeutic strategies.
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ArticleFaecalibacterium prausnitzii, depleted in the Parkinson’s disease microbiome, improves motor deficits in α-synuclein overexpressing mice
Gut microbiome composition is altered in Parkinson’s disease (PD), the fastest-growing neurological condition, that is characterized by neurodegeneration, motor dysfunction, and is frequently accompanied by gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms.
