title: Gut microbiota impact on stroke outcome: Fad or fact?
abstract: Microbiota and its contribution to brain function and diseases has become a hot topic in neuroscience. We discuss the emerging role of commensal bacteria in the course of stroke. Further, we review potential pitfalls in microbiota research and their impact on how we interpret the available evidence, emerging results, and on how we design future studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany NeuroCure Clinical Research, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Winek
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany NeuroCure Clinical Research, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany Department of Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meisel
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany NeuroCure Clinical Research, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany Department of Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany German Center for Neurodegeneration Research (DZNE), Berlin, Germany German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Berlin, Germany ulrich.dirnagl@charite.de.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dirnagl
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier / Q000378:metabolism; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome / Q000276:immunology*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000276:immunology*
keywords: Brain ischemia; brain trauma; immunology; physiology; regeneration and recovery