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Review
. 2016:874:263-88.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-20215-0_13.

The Role of the Microbiome in the Relationship of Asthma and Affective Disorders

Ana F Trueba  1 , Thomas Ritz  2 , Gabriel Trueba  3
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The Role of the Microbiome in the Relationship of Asthma and Affective Disorders

Ana F Trueba et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2016.

Abstract

The effect of stress, anxiety and other affective states on inflammatory conditions such as asthma is well documented. Although several immune pathway mechanisms have been proposed and studied, they cannot fully explain the relationship. In this chapter we present a new perspective on asthma development and exacerbation that integrates findings on the role of psychological factors in asthma with the microbiome and the hygiene hypothesis in asthma development.

Keywords: Anxiety; Asthma; Atopy; Bacteria; Depression; Microbial endocrinology; Stress.

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