DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3009759 ISSN:
The gut microbiota influences blood-brain barrier permeability in mice
Viorica Braniste, Maha Al-Asmakh, Czeslawa Kowal, Farhana Anuar, Afrouz Abbaspour, Miklós Tóth, Agata Korecka, Nadja Bakocevic, Lai Guan Ng, Parag Kundu, Balázs Gulyás, Christer Halldin, Kjell Hultenby, Harriet Nilsson, Hans Hebert, Bruce T. Volpe, Betty Diamond, Sven Pettersson- General Medicine
The intestinal microbiota helps to maintain the integrity of the blood-brain barrier in fetal and adult mice.