LF Fellow: Cordelia Imig investigates miscommunication between brain and gut скачать в хорошем качестве

LF Fellow: Cordelia Imig investigates miscommunication between brain and gut

Cordelia’s research will focus on how communication between the gut and the brain helps keep us healthy. Errors in the exchange of signals between the brain and the gut may contribute to the development of a range of serious diseases, and she will focus on a particular sub-group of cells in the gut’s signalling resources – the so-called enterochromaffin cells which release neurotransmitters such as serotonin. The aim is to understand the mechanisms behind the release of these neurotransmitters, and how they are transmitted to the nervous system, in order to identify how numerous diseases are affected by signalling in the gut.