The Role of the Microbiome in Autism
Increasing evidence suggests that the enteric microbiome plays a critical role in the etiology and symptomatology of ASD, at least in some cases. To better understand this connection, the International Symposium on the Microbiome in Health and Disease has been organized to focus on novel approaches for studying and manipulating the enteric microbiome to improve autism symptoms. From this meeting a special issue of Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease was published. We have also investigated the clinical and basic research aspects of enteric microbiome metabolites on mitochondrial function.
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Published Articles
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Feeding-Related Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review
Castro K, Frye RE, Silva E, Vasconcelos C, Hoffmann L, Riesgo R, Vaz J. 3 2024. Journal of Personalized Medicine.; 14(8):823.
Synchrony 2022: Catalyzing Research and Treatments to Benefit Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders including Autism Spectrum Disorders
Nanda, H.; Frye, R.E. Synchrony 2022: Catalyzing Research and Treatments to Benefit Individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders including Autism Spectrum Disorders. J. Pers. Med. 2023, 13, 490. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13030490
Butyrate enhances mitochondrial function during oxidative stress in cell lines from boys with autism
Rose S, Bennuri SC, Davis JE, Wynne R, Slattery JC, Tippett M, Delhey L, Melnyk S, Kahler SG, MacFabe DF, Frye RE. Transl Psychiatry. 2018 Feb 2;8(1):42. doi: 10.1038/s41398-017-0089-z. PMID: 29391397; PMCID: PMC5804031.
Modulation of Immunological Pathways in Autistic and Neurotypical Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines by the Enteric Microbiome Metabolite Propionic Acid
Frye RE, Rose S, Chacko J, Wynne R, Bennuri SC, Slattery JC, Tippett M, Delhey L, Melnyk S, Kahler SG, MacFabe DF. Transl Psychiatry. 2016 Oct 25;6(10):e927. doi: 10.1038/tp.2016.189. PMID: 27779624; PMCID: PMC5290345.
Mitochondrial dysfunction in the gastrointestinal mucosa of children with autism: A blinded case-control study.
Rose, S., Bennuri, S.C., Murray, K.F., Buie, T., Winter, H., Frye, R.E. PLoS One. 2017 Oct 13;12(10):e0186377.
Modulation of mitochondrial function by the microbiome metabolite propionic acid in autism and control cell lines
Frye RE, Rose S, Chacko J, Wynne R, Bennuri SC, Slattery JC, Tippett M, Delhey L, Melnyk S, Kahler SG, MacFabe DF. Transl Psychiatry. 2016 Oct 25;6(10):e927. doi: 10.1038/tp.2016.189. PMID: 27779624; PMCID: PMC5290345.
The Significance of the Enteric Microbiome on the Development of Childhood Disease: A Review of Prebiotic and Probiotic Therapies in Disorders of Childhood.
Rose, S., Bennuri, S..C, Davis, J.E., Wynne, R., Slattery, J.C., Tippett, M., Delhey, L., Melnyk, S., Kahler, S.G., MacFabe, D.F., Frye, R.E.. Transl Psychiatry. 2018; 8(1):42.
Enteric Ecosystem Disruption in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Can the Microbiota and Macrobiota be Restored?
Slattery J, MacFabe DF, Kahler SG, Frye RE. Curr Pharm Des. 2016;22(40):6107-6121. doi: 10.2174/1381612822666160905123953. PMID: 27592717.
Approaches to studying and manipulating the enteric microbiome to improve autism symptoms
Frye RE, Slattery J, MacFabe DF, Allen-Vercoe E, Parker W, Rodakis J, Adams JB, Krajmalnik-Brown R, Bolte E, Kahler S, Jennings J, James J, Cerniglia CE, Midtvedt T. Microb Ecol Health Dis. 2015 May 7;26:26878. doi: 10.3402/mehd.v26.26878. PMID: 25956237; PMCID: PMC4425814.
Gastrointestinal dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder: the role of the mitochondria and the enteric microbiome.
Frye, R.E., Rose, S., Slattery, J., MacFabe, D.F. Microb Ecol Health Dis. 2015; 26:27458.
Supplement 1, 2015: The Microbiome in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Richard E. Frye & John Slattery. Originally published in Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, Volume: 26, Number: 1 (01 Dec 2015)