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Published in: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders 4/2019

01-12-2019 | Obesity

Microbiota impacts on chronic inflammation and metabolic syndrome - related cognitive dysfunction

Authors: María Arnoriaga-Rodríguez, José Manuel Fernández-Real

Published in: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders | Issue 4/2019

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Abstract

Cognitive dysfunction, one of the major concerns of increased life expectancy, is prevalent in patients with metabolic disorders. Added to the inflammation in the context of aging (inflammaging), low-grade chronic inflammation (metaflammation) accompanies metabolic diseases. Peripheral and central inflammation underlie metabolic syndrome - related cognitive dysfunction. The gut microbiota is increasingly recognized to be linked to both inflammaging and metaflammation in parallel to the pathophysiology of obesity, type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. Microbiota composition, diversity and diverse metabolites have been related to different metabolic features and cognitive traits. The study of different mouse models has contributed to identify characteristic microbiota profiles and shifts in the microbial gene richness in association with cognitive function. Diet, exercise and prebiotics, probiotics or symbiotics significantly influence cognition and changes in the microbiota. Few studies have analyzed the gut microbiota composition in association with cognitive function in humans. Impaired attention, mental flexibility and executive function have been observed in association with a microbiota ecosystem in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Nevertheless, the evidence in humans is still scarce and not causal relationships may be inferred, so larger and long-term studies are required to gain insight into the possible role of microbiota in human cognition.

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Metadata
Title
Microbiota impacts on chronic inflammation and metabolic syndrome - related cognitive dysfunction
Authors
María Arnoriaga-Rodríguez
José Manuel Fernández-Real
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1389-9155
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2606
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-019-09537-5

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