Gut Bacteria Seize Control of the Brain to Prevent Epilepsy

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Gut Bacteria Seize Control of the Brain to Prevent Epilepsy

Author links open overlay panelSean W.Dooling¹²³MauroCosta-Mattioli¹²³

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Christine A. Olson, Helen E. Vuong, Jessica M. Yano, Qingxing Y. Liang, David J. Nusbaum, Elaine Y. Hsiao

The Gut Microbiota Mediates the Anti-Seizure Effects of the Ketogenic Diet

Cell, Volume 173, Issue 7, 14 June 2018, Pages 1728-1741.e13

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Why ketogenic diet (KD) effectively controls seizures in some people with epilepsy is unclear. In a recent issue of Cell, Olson et al. (2018) showed that KD prevents seizures by upregulating key bacterial species (Akkermansia muciniphila and Parabacteroides merdae). These bacteria synergize to decrease gammaglutamylation of amino acids, increase hippocampal GABA/Glutamate ratios, and, ultimately, prevent seizures.

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