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Fig. 1 | Journal of Neuroinflammation

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From: Bidirectional gut-brain-microbiota axis as a potential link between inflammatory bowel disease and ischemic stroke

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General concept of bidirectional gut-brain-microbiota axis (GBMAx). The brain regulates the gut and its microbiota via neuroanatomic, immunological, and neuroendocrine-HPA axis pathways, communicating via neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, or microbial-derived products effecting gut microbiota. Accordingly, the gut microbiota influences the brain. These two manners form the bidirectional communication and interactions between the gut and brain

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