Gut Microbiota Signatures Are Associated With Psychopathological Profiles in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: Results From an Italian Tertiary IBD Center.
Franco ScaldaferriAntonio Maria D'OnofrioRosaria CaliaFederica Di VincenzoGaspare Filippo FerrajoliValentina PetitoEleonora MaggioPia Clara PafundiDaniele NapolitanoLetizia MasiElisa SchiavoniCaterina FanaliPierluigi PucaLaura TurchiniLoris Riccardo LopetusoFederica Del ChiericoLorenza PutignaniAntonio GasbarriniGiovanni CamardesePublished in: Inflammatory bowel diseases (2023)
Our study confirmed the presence of high levels of psycho-emotional distress in UC patients, alongside alterations of the intestinal microbiota, and highlighted some families and genera of bacteria (Enterobacteriaceae, Streptococcus, Veillonella, Klebsiella, and Clostridiaceae) as potential markers of an altered gut-brain axis in these patients.
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