Cognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain-gut-microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement

Abstract Background There is growing recognition that bidirectional signaling between the digestive tract and the brain contributes to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We recently showed in a large randomized controlled trial that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) reduces IBS symptom severity. This...

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Autores principales: Jonathan P. Jacobs, Arpana Gupta, Ravi R. Bhatt, Jacob Brawer, Kan Gao, Kirsten Tillisch, Venu Lagishetty, Rebecca Firth, Gregory D. Gudleski, Benjamin M. Ellingson, Jennifer S. Labus, Bruce D. Naliboff, Jeffrey M. Lackner, Emeran A. Mayer
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9211767c78c54222a359b868989af16a2021-12-05T12:07:03ZCognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain-gut-microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement10.1186/s40168-021-01188-62049-2618https://doaj.org/article/9211767c78c54222a359b868989af16a2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01188-6https://doaj.org/toc/2049-2618Abstract Background There is growing recognition that bidirectional signaling between the digestive tract and the brain contributes to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We recently showed in a large randomized controlled trial that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) reduces IBS symptom severity. This study investigated whether baseline brain and gut microbiome parameters predict CBT response and whether response is associated with changes in the brain-gut-microbiome (BGM) axis. Methods Eighty-four Rome III-diagnosed IBS patients receiving CBT were drawn from the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Outcome Study (IBSOS; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00738920) for multimodal brain imaging and psychological assessments at baseline and after study completion. Fecal samples were collected at baseline and post-treatment from 34 CBT recipients for 16S rRNA gene sequencing, untargeted metabolomics, and measurement of short-chain fatty acids. Clinical measures, brain functional connectivity and microstructure, and microbiome features associated with CBT response were identified by multivariate linear and negative binomial models. Results At baseline, CBT responders had increased fecal serotonin levels, and increased Clostridiales and decreased Bacteroides compared to non-responders. A random forests classifier containing 11 microbial genera predicted CBT response with high accuracy (AUROC 0.96). Following treatment, CBT responders demonstrated reduced functional connectivity in regions of the sensorimotor, brainstem, salience, and default mode networks and changes in white matter in the basal ganglia and other structures. Brain changes correlated with microbiome shifts including Bacteroides expansion in responders. Conclusions Pre-treatment intestinal microbiota and serotonin levels were associated with CBT response, suggesting that peripheral signals from the microbiota can modulate central processes affected by CBT that generate abdominal symptoms in IBS. CBT response is characterized by co-correlated shifts in brain networks and gut microbiome that may reflect top-down effects of the brain on the microbiome during CBT. Video abstractJonathan P. JacobsArpana GuptaRavi R. BhattJacob BrawerKan GaoKirsten TillischVenu LagishettyRebecca FirthGregory D. GudleskiBenjamin M. EllingsonJennifer S. LabusBruce D. NaliboffJeffrey M. LacknerEmeran A. MayerBMCarticleCognitive behavioral therapyIrritable bowel syndromeBrain-gut-microbiome axisNeuroimagingBiomarkersOutcome predictionMicrobial ecologyQR100-130ENMicrobiome, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
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topic Cognitive behavioral therapy
Irritable bowel syndrome
Brain-gut-microbiome axis
Neuroimaging
Biomarkers
Outcome prediction
Microbial ecology
QR100-130
spellingShingle Cognitive behavioral therapy
Irritable bowel syndrome
Brain-gut-microbiome axis
Neuroimaging
Biomarkers
Outcome prediction
Microbial ecology
QR100-130
Jonathan P. Jacobs
Arpana Gupta
Ravi R. Bhatt
Jacob Brawer
Kan Gao
Kirsten Tillisch
Venu Lagishetty
Rebecca Firth
Gregory D. Gudleski
Benjamin M. Ellingson
Jennifer S. Labus
Bruce D. Naliboff
Jeffrey M. Lackner
Emeran A. Mayer
Cognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain-gut-microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement
description Abstract Background There is growing recognition that bidirectional signaling between the digestive tract and the brain contributes to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We recently showed in a large randomized controlled trial that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) reduces IBS symptom severity. This study investigated whether baseline brain and gut microbiome parameters predict CBT response and whether response is associated with changes in the brain-gut-microbiome (BGM) axis. Methods Eighty-four Rome III-diagnosed IBS patients receiving CBT were drawn from the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Outcome Study (IBSOS; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00738920) for multimodal brain imaging and psychological assessments at baseline and after study completion. Fecal samples were collected at baseline and post-treatment from 34 CBT recipients for 16S rRNA gene sequencing, untargeted metabolomics, and measurement of short-chain fatty acids. Clinical measures, brain functional connectivity and microstructure, and microbiome features associated with CBT response were identified by multivariate linear and negative binomial models. Results At baseline, CBT responders had increased fecal serotonin levels, and increased Clostridiales and decreased Bacteroides compared to non-responders. A random forests classifier containing 11 microbial genera predicted CBT response with high accuracy (AUROC 0.96). Following treatment, CBT responders demonstrated reduced functional connectivity in regions of the sensorimotor, brainstem, salience, and default mode networks and changes in white matter in the basal ganglia and other structures. Brain changes correlated with microbiome shifts including Bacteroides expansion in responders. Conclusions Pre-treatment intestinal microbiota and serotonin levels were associated with CBT response, suggesting that peripheral signals from the microbiota can modulate central processes affected by CBT that generate abdominal symptoms in IBS. CBT response is characterized by co-correlated shifts in brain networks and gut microbiome that may reflect top-down effects of the brain on the microbiome during CBT. Video abstract
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author Jonathan P. Jacobs
Arpana Gupta
Ravi R. Bhatt
Jacob Brawer
Kan Gao
Kirsten Tillisch
Venu Lagishetty
Rebecca Firth
Gregory D. Gudleski
Benjamin M. Ellingson
Jennifer S. Labus
Bruce D. Naliboff
Jeffrey M. Lackner
Emeran A. Mayer
author_facet Jonathan P. Jacobs
Arpana Gupta
Ravi R. Bhatt
Jacob Brawer
Kan Gao
Kirsten Tillisch
Venu Lagishetty
Rebecca Firth
Gregory D. Gudleski
Benjamin M. Ellingson
Jennifer S. Labus
Bruce D. Naliboff
Jeffrey M. Lackner
Emeran A. Mayer
author_sort Jonathan P. Jacobs
title Cognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain-gut-microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement
title_short Cognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain-gut-microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement
title_full Cognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain-gut-microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement
title_fullStr Cognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain-gut-microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement
title_full_unstemmed Cognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain-gut-microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement
title_sort cognitive behavioral therapy for irritable bowel syndrome induces bidirectional alterations in the brain-gut-microbiome axis associated with gastrointestinal symptom improvement
publisher BMC
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/9211767c78c54222a359b868989af16a
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