Intestinal Bacteria Maintain Adult Enteric Nervous System and Nitrinergic Neurons via Toll-like Receptor 2-induced Neurogenesis in Mice
Shadi Yarandi, Subhash Kulkarni, Monalee Saha, Kristyn E. Sylvia, Cynthia L. Sears, Pankaj Jay Pasricha
This study shows that intestinal bacteria maintain adult enteric neurons via TLR2-induced neurogenesis in mice, with implications for treating colonic motility disorders.
Gastroenterology · Mar 29, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience