Microbiome Alterations in a Rat Model of Stress and Alcohol Exposure
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Michelle Chandley
Mentor Home Department
Biomedical Sciences
Short Abstract
The gut microbiome has been shown to modulate neurochemical pathways through the gut-brain axis. In this study, the microbiome expression patterns, along with their metabolites, were quantified using feces from an animal model of restraint stress and alcohol exposure. Alterations in bacterial expression patterns were identified using 16S ribosomal sequencing. These data are among the first to demonstrate that vapor exposed rats exhibit changes gut microbiota profiles.
Category
Science and Technology
Start Date
24-4-2023 1:45 PM
End Date
24-4-2023 2:00 PM
Location
D.P. Culp Center Room 271J
Microbiome Alterations in a Rat Model of Stress and Alcohol Exposure
D.P. Culp Center Room 271J
The gut microbiome has been shown to modulate neurochemical pathways through the gut-brain axis. In this study, the microbiome expression patterns, along with their metabolites, were quantified using feces from an animal model of restraint stress and alcohol exposure. Alterations in bacterial expression patterns were identified using 16S ribosomal sequencing. These data are among the first to demonstrate that vapor exposed rats exhibit changes gut microbiota profiles.