About the Authors
- Eleonora Distrutti
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* E-mail: eleonoradistrutti@katamail.com
Affiliation S.C. di Gastroenterologia ed Epatologia, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Julie-Ann O’Reilly
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Affiliation Trinity College Institute for Neuroscience, Department of Physiology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Claire McDonald
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Affiliation Trinity College Institute for Neuroscience, Department of Physiology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Sabrina Cipriani
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Affiliation Dipartimento di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Barbara Renga
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Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
- Marina A. Lynch
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Affiliation Trinity College Institute for Neuroscience, Department of Physiology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Stefano Fiorucci
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Affiliation Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors declare that they received funding from a commercial source (CD Investments s.r.l, Rome, Italy). This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ED MAL SF. Performed the experiments: J-AO CM SC BR. Analyzed the data: J-AO CM SC BR ED. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SF MAL. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: ED SF MAL. LTP and markers of inflammation in the hippocampus: J-AO CM. PCR on brain genes: SC. Intestinal microbiota composition: BR. Analysis of LTP and markers of inflammation in the hippocampus: J-AO CM. Analysis of global microarray of brain tissue: ED SC. Analysis of PCR on brain genes: SC. Analysis of intestinal microbiota composition: BR.