Breaking down the barriers: the gut microbiome, intestinal permeability and stress-related psychiatric disorders

@article{Kelly2015BreakingDT,
  title={Breaking down the barriers: the gut microbiome, intestinal permeability and stress-related psychiatric disorders},
  author={John R. Kelly and Paul J Kennedy and John F. Cryan and Timothy G. Dinan and Gerard Clarke and Niall P. Hyland},
  journal={Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience},
  year={2015},
  volume={9},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:17713012}
}
This review will discuss the possible role played by the gut microbiota in maintaining intestinal barrier function and the CNS consequences when it becomes disrupted, and draw on both clinical and preclinical evidence to support this concept.
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