2021
Chronic cannabis smoking-enriched oral pathobiont drives behavioral changes, macrophage infiltration, and increases β-amyloid protein production in the brain
Luo Z, Fitting S, Robinson C, Benitez A, Li M, Wu Y, Fu X, Amato D, Ning W, Funderburg N, Wang X, Zhou Z, Yu X, Wagner A, Cong X, Xu W, Maas K, Wolf B, Huang L, Yu J, Scott A, Mcrae-Clark A, Hamlett E, Jiang W. Chronic cannabis smoking-enriched oral pathobiont drives behavioral changes, macrophage infiltration, and increases β-amyloid protein production in the brain. EBioMedicine 2021, 74: 103701. PMID: 34826801, PMCID: PMC8626580, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2021.103701.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis smokersActinomyces meyeriCannabis smokingCentral nervous systemOral pathobiontsChronic cannabis smokersMacrophage infiltrationCannabis use disorderOral microbiomeOral microbial dysbiosisSaliva microbiomeNon-smoking controlsIncreased macrophage infiltrationCannabis exposureUse disorderMicrobial 16S rRNA sequencingCannabisCNS abnormalitiesProtein productionActinomyces odontolyticusOral bacteriaBehavioral changesNon-smokersMicrobial dysbiosisNervous system
2016
Gut Microbiome and Infant Health: Brain-Gut-Microbiota Axis and Host Genetic Factors.
Cong X, Xu W, Romisher R, Poveda S, Forte S, Starkweather A, Henderson W. Gut Microbiome and Infant Health: Brain-Gut-Microbiota Axis and Host Genetic Factors. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2016, 89: 299-308. PMID: 27698614, PMCID: PMC5045139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGut microbiomeNeonatal intensive care unitDysbiosis of gut microbiotaSignaling systemHost-microbial interactionsNeonatal gut microbiomeGut microbiotaEvolutionary trajectoriesHigh-risk preterm infantsHost geneticsDysbiosis patternsLong-term infant healthIntensive care unitMicrobiomePreterm infantsEarly life stressGeneticsHuman newbornsRegulation of healthCare unitNeurodevelopmental processesInfant healthHostMedication useDelivery mode
2015
Early Life Experience and Gut Microbiome
Cong X, Henderson W, Graf J, McGrath J. Early Life Experience and Gut Microbiome. Advances In Neonatal Care 2015, 15: 314-323. PMID: 26240939, PMCID: PMC4583334, DOI: 10.1097/anc.0000000000000191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGut microbiomeHigh-risk infantsStressful early life experiencesCentral nervous systemSignaling systemPreterm infantsIntestinal innate immunityPain responseBrain-gut-microbiota axisNeonatal careEarly life experiencesNeuroimmune systemMicrobial speciesNervous systemInnate immunityRegulation mechanismInfantsGutMicrobiomeTargeted interventionsRegulationModulating stressPretermState-of-the-science reviewComplex mechanisms
2012
Maternal consumption of a DHA-containing functional food benefits infant sleep patterning: An early neurodevelopmental measure
Judge M, Cong X, Harel O, Courville A, Lammi-Keefe C. Maternal consumption of a DHA-containing functional food benefits infant sleep patterning: An early neurodevelopmental measure. Early Human Development 2012, 88: 531-537. PMID: 22269042, DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2011.12.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant sleep patternsPlacebo groupSleep organizationInfant sleep/wake stateMaternal DHA intakeFetal neural tissuePlacebo-controlled designPostnatal day 1Early neurobehavioral developmentSleep patternsPlacebo barWeeks gestationPostnatal hoursDouble-blindPregnancy complicationsQuiet sleepActive sleepMaternal consumptionDHA intakeSleep/wake statesDay 1Neurobehavioral developmentPrenatal supplyPregnancyOrganism sleep