Selected Publications
The gut microbiome promotes mitochondrial respiration in the brain of a Parkinson’s disease mouse model
The gut microbiome in animal models of Parkinson’s disease
α-synuclein overexpression and the microbiome shape the gut and brain metabolome in mice
A prebiotic diet modulates microglial states and motor deficits in α-synuclein overexpressing mice​
Abdel-Haq, R. et al. A prebiotic diet modulates microglial states and motor deficits in α-synuclein overexpressing mice. eLife 11:e81453 (2022). https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.81453
Convergent pathways of the gut microbiota–brain axis and neurodegenerative disorders​
Gubert, C., Gasparotto, J., Morais, L.H. Convergent pathways of the gut microbiota–brain axis and neurodegenerative disorders. Gastroenterology Report, V. 10, 2022, goac017. https://doi.org/10.1093/gastro/goac017
Altered stress responses in adults born by Caesarean section​
Dinan, T.G. et al. Altered stress responses in adults born by Caesarean section. Neurobiol. Stress 16, 100425 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100425
Early-life oxytocin attenuates the social deficits induced by caesarean-section delivery in the mouse​
Morais, L.H. et al. Early-life oxytocin attenuates the social deficits induced by caesarean-section delivery in the mouse. Neuropsychopharmacol. 46, 1958–1968 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-021-01040-3
The gut microbiota–brain axis in behaviour and brain disorders​
Morais, L.H., Schreiber, H.L., Mazmanian, S.K. The gut microbiota–brain axis in behaviour and brain disorders. Nat Rev Microbiol 19, 241–255 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-020-00460-0
Enduring Behavioral Effects Induced by Birth by Caesarean Section in the Mouse​
Morais, L.H. et al. Enduring Behavioral Effects Induced by Birth by Caesarean Section in the Mouse. Current Biology (2020). Elsevier BV. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.044.
Early signs of colonic inflammation, intestinal dysfunction, and olfactory impairments in the rotenone-induced mouse model of Parkinson’s disease​
Morais, L.H., et al. Early signs of colonic inflammation, intestinal dysfunction, and olfactory impairments in the rotenone-induced mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Behavioural Pharmacology (2018). DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000389
Strain differences in the susceptibility to the gut–brain axis and neurobehavioural alterations induced by maternal immune activation in mice​
Morais, L.H., et al. Strain differences in the susceptibility to the gut–brain axis and neurobehavioural alterations induced by maternal immune activation in mice. Behavioural Pharmacology (2018). DOI: 10.1097/FBP.0000000000000374