The Gut-Brain Axis

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Across
  1. 3. Probiotic therapy has led to a reversal of behavior problems and to the - of the immune response and norepinephrine levels in the brain
  2. 4. The results showed psychological stress levels and urinary free - levels were decreased in subjects who took the probiotics regularly
  3. 6. According to this hypothesis,Homosapiens have been evolving and interacting for thousands of years with friendly - in the
  4. 7. The gut microbiota has been shown to play a critical role in innate and acquired - .
Down
  1. 1. Inflammatory cytokines such as interferon-alpha areknown to cause - and are blocked by antidepressants
  2. 2. Due to microdamage to the gut epithelium walls caused by changes in the microbiota and increased - of the gut epithelium, harmful substances produced by microorganisms enter the systemic circulation
  3. 5. The - nerve forms a direct connection between the brain and stomach