Brain-Gut Axis

An interactive network between the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT (gut) and the brain principally mediated through the ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. Control of the gut activities during stress, for instance, is mediated by activation of neuroendocrine hormones (e.g., CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR). Conversely, INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA associate with the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM through the axis via microorganism-derived products (e.g., UROCORTINS). Some functional GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS (e.g., IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME) have dysregulated brain-gut axis.

Year introduced: 2022

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Tree Number(s): G11.561.138

MeSH Unique ID: D000087502

Entry Terms:

• Axis, Brain-Gut
• Brain Gut Axis
• Brain and Gut Axis
• Gut and Brain Axis
• Gut-Brain Axis
• Axis, Gut-Brain
• Gut Brain Axis
• Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis
• Axis, Microbiota-Gut-Brain
• Microbiota Gut Brain Axis
• Microbiome-Brain-Gut Axis
• Axis, Microbiome-Brain-Gut
• Microbiome Brain Gut Axis
• Brain-Gut-Microbiome Axis
• Axis, Brain-Gut-Microbiome
• Brain Gut Microbiome Axis
• Microbiota-Brain-Gut Axis
• Axis, Microbiota-Brain-Gut
• Microbiota Brain Gut Axis
• Gut-Brain-Microbiome Axis
• Axis, Gut-Brain-Microbiome
• Gut Brain Microbiome Axis
• Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis
• Axis, Microbiome-Gut-Brain
• Microbiome Gut Brain Axis

Previous Indexing:

• Brain (1980-2021)
• Digestive System Physiological Phenomena (1981-2021)
• Gastrointestinal Microbiome (2015-2021)
• Gastrointestinal Tract (2003-2021)

See Also:

• Gastrointestinal Microbiome

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Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
Brain-Gut Axis