Calliope Holingue1,2,3, Alexa Curhan Budavari4, Katrina M Rodriguez4, Corina R Zisman5, Grace Windheim6, M Daniele Fallin4. 1. Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. choling1@jhu.edu. 2. Department of Neuropsychology, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA. choling1@jhu.edu. 3. , Baltimore, USA. choling1@jhu.edu. 4. Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. 5. Section on the Neurobiology of Fear and Anxiety, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. 6. Public Health Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this article is to highlight how sex differences in the gut-brain axis may contribute to the discrepancies in incidence of neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders between females and males. We focus on autism spectrum disorder, psychotic disorders, stress and anxiety disorders, depression, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease and additionally discuss the comorbidity between inflammatory bowel disorder and mental health disorders. RECENT FINDINGS: Human and animal studies show that sex may modify the relationship between the gut or immune system and brain and behavior. Sex also appears to modify the effect of microbial treatments such as probiotics and antibiotics on brain and behavior. There is emerging evidence that assessing the role of sex in the gut-brain axis may help elucidate the etiology of and identify effective treatments for neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this article is to highlight how sex differences in the gut-brain axis may contribute to the discrepancies in incidence of neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders between females and males. We focus on autism spectrum disorder, psychotic disorders, stress and anxiety disorders, depression, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease and additionally discuss the comorbidity between inflammatory bowel disorder and mental health disorders. RECENT FINDINGS:Human and animal studies show that sex may modify the relationship between the gut or immune system and brain and behavior. Sex also appears to modify the effect of microbial treatments such as probiotics and antibiotics on brain and behavior. There is emerging evidence that assessing the role of sex in the gut-brain axis may help elucidate the etiology of and identify effective treatments for neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders.
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Brain; Gut-brain axis; Mental health; Microbiome; Microbiota; Sex
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