Messina lab has TMAU - brain chemistry theory (paper)

Messina genetics lab new TMAU paper on TMAU affecting brain chemistry.

Seem to be a theory whereby TMA might affect the brain negatively (physiology, not psychologically).

This is a new theory it seems, put forward by only this lab currently. 

Messina genetics lab in Italy has a long interest in TMAU, and seems to do TMAU research.

It's the Italian lab mentioned in the previous post.

The full paper is here : link to paper

Gut-Brain Axis Cross-Talk and Limbic Disorders as Biological Basis of Secondary TMAU

by Luigi Donato, Simona Alibrandi, Concetta Scimone, Andrea Castagnetti, Giacomo Rao, Antonina Sidoti and Rosalia D’Angelo

Some quotes :

Background: Trimethylaminuria (TMAU) is a rare metabolic syndrome characterized by the accumulation and the excretion of trimethylamine (TMA), a volatile diet compound produced by gut microbiota. Gut microbiota alterations are mainly involved in the secondary TMAU, whose patients show also different psychiatric conditions. We hypothesized that the biological activity of several molecules acting as intermediate in TMA metabolic reaction might be at the basis of TMAU psychiatric comorbidities. Methods: To corroborate this hypothesis, we performed the analysis of microbiota of both psychiatric suffering secondary TMAU patients and TMAU “mentally ill” controls, comparing the alteration of metabolites produced by their gut bacteria possibly involved in neurotransmission and, in the same time, belonging to biochemical pathways leading to TMA accumulation. Results: Microbiota analyses showed that Clostridiaceae, Lachnospiraceae and Coriobacteriaceae alterations represented the bacterial families with highest variations. This results in an excessive release of serotonin and an hyperactivation of the vagus nerve that might determine the widest spectrum of psychiatric disorders shown by affected patients. These metabolites, as short chain fatty acids, lactate and neurotransmitter precursors, are also related to TMA accumulation. Conclusions: Knowledge of microbiota-gut-brain axis may become a potential new strategy for improving metabolic diseases and to treat linked psychiatric disorders.

Conclusion

The relationship between gut microbiota and psychiatric disturbs is one of the most challenging topics involving researchers. The vagal nerve is the anatomical structure which permits the communication between the central nervous system (CNS) and enteric nervous system (ENS). Vagal afferent neurons express receptors for gut microbiota metabolites, such as serotonin, that can modulate nutrient metabolism. Furthermore, SCFAs, catecholamines, acetylcholine, the intermediates of mixed acid fermentation and TMAO are able to regulate metabolism through a microbiota-gut-liver axis. However, very little is known about the direct connection between metabolic diseases and mental disorders, involving common pathway in which the considered metabolites play an orchestral role. In our retrospective comparison, we laid the bases for further investigation about biochemical and biological link between secondary trimethylaminuria and psychiatric behaviors. We suppose that the mental disturbs affecting TMAU patients are probably not only related to social consequence of their metabolic disease but also to a physiopathological effect determined by TMA accumulation. The knowledge of this aspects might allow us to personally modulate each gut microbiota. Thus, the related microbiota-gut-brain axis may become a potential new strategy for improving prognosis of metabolic diseases and treat linked psychiatric disorders.

  

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