The Blood-Brain Barrier's Gut Check

Mfsd2a is critical for the formation and function of the blood–brain barrier

(2014) Ayal Ben-Zvi et al.   NATURE

Mfsd2a is a transporter for the essential omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid

(2014) Long N. Nguyen et al.   NATURE

The gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability in mice

(2014) V. Braniste et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Development, maintenance and disruption of the blood-brain barrier

(2013) Birgit Obermeier et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

The Impact of the Gut Microbiota on Human Health: An Integrative View

(2012) Jose C. Clemente et al.   CELL

Immunomodulation by Commensal and Probiotic Bacteria

(2010) Paul Forsythe et al.   IMMUNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS

Incomplete recovery and individualized responses of the human distal gut microbiota to repeated antibiotic perturbation

(2010) L. Dethlefsen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Changes in gut microbiota control inflammation in obese mice through a mechanism involving GLP-2-driven improvement of gut permeability

(2009) P. D. Cani et al.   GUT

Physiological concentrations of short-chain fatty acids immediately suppress colonic epithelial permeability

(2008) Takuya Suzuki et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION