by GMFH Editing Team
How the enteric nervous system interacts with surrounding host and microbial cells is largely unknown, mainly due to the limitations of available methodologies for studying enteric neurons. A recent study provides new insights into enteric nervous system cells from both the mouse and human intestine.
by Andreu Prados
Probiotics constitute a promising strategy for altering intestinal motility. New mice research reveals that the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG releases formylated peptides that modulate enteric neurons and accelerate gastrointestinal motility.
Our gut has the ability to learn behaviours thanks to the network of neurons within the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. Interestingly, learning and memory processes take part in the gut and could explain, for instance, the involvement of enteric nervous system in the onset of specific gut disorders.
by Andreu Prados
A new study has found that the gut microbiota is involved in regulating maturation and plasticity of the adult enteric nervous system via serotonin signaling in mice.
Scientists are investigating how ENS nerve cells communicate with brain neurons through the ‘gut-brain axis’.
by Paul Enck
A recent review, led by Dr. Vassilis Pachnis from the Francis Crick Institute in London (United Kingdom), discusses recent advances on the role of gut microbiota and the immune system on the development of the ENS.
