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| Title |
Microbial Symbionts Accelerate Wound Healing via the Neuropeptide Hormone Oxytocin
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0078898 |
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| Authors |
Theofilos Poutahidis, Sean M. Kearney, Tatiana Levkovich, Peimin Qi, Bernard J. Varian, Jessica R. Lakritz, Yassin M. Ibrahim, Antonis Chatzigiagkos, Eric J. Alm, Susan E. Erdman |
| Abstract |
Wound healing capability is inextricably linked with diverse aspects of physical fitness ranging from recovery after minor injuries and surgery to diabetes and some types of cancer. Impact of the microbiome upon the mammalian wound healing process is poorly understood. We discover that supplementing the gut microbiome with lactic acid microbes in drinking water accelerates the wound-healing process to occur in half the time required for matched control animals. Further, we find that Lactobacillus reuteri enhances wound-healing properties through up-regulation of the neuropeptide hormone oxytocin, a factor integral in social bonding and reproduction, by a vagus nerve-mediated pathway. Bacteria-triggered oxytocin serves to activate host CD4+Foxp3+CD25+ immune T regulatory cells conveying transplantable wound healing capacity to naive Rag2-deficient animals. This study determined oxytocin to be a novel component of a multi-directional gut microbe-brain-immune axis, with wound-healing capability as a previously unrecognized output of this axis. We also provide experimental evidence to support long-standing medical traditions associating diet, social practices, and the immune system with efficient recovery after injury, sustained good health, and longevity. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 55 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 31% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 7% |
| Canada | 3 | 5% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Brazil | 1 | 2% |
| Bahamas | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Unknown | 21 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 46 | 84% |
| Scientists | 4 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 7% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 387 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Hungary | 1 | <1% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 381 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 53 | 14% |
| Researcher | 52 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 51 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 44 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 24 | 6% |
| Other | 67 | 17% |
| Unknown | 96 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 71 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 56 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 41 | 11% |
| Neuroscience | 26 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 17 | 4% |
| Other | 65 | 17% |
| Unknown | 111 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 122. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 January 2024.
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#349,179
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#4,953
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#2,639
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#116
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