Helen Vuong Lab at U of MN

The maternal microbiome promotes placental development in mice

Geoffrey N. Pronovost, Sahil S. Telang, Angela S. Chen, Elena J.L. Coley, Helen E. Vuong, Drake W. Williams, Kristie B. Yu, Tomiko K. Rendon, Jorge Paramo, Reuben H. Kim, Elaine Y. Hsiao

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · 15 Feb 2023

Crushing it: Indole-3 propionate promotes axonal regeneration in mice

Amanda N. Borowski, Helen E. Vuong

Cell Host & Microbe · 01 Sep 2022

Intersections of the microbiome and early neurodevelopment

Helen E. Vuong

International Review of Neurobiology · 09 Jul 2022

Interactions between maternal fluoxetine exposure, the maternal gut microbiome and fetal neurodevelopment in mice

Helen E. Vuong, Elena J.L. Coley, Maria Kazantsev, Michaela E. Cooke, Tomiko K. Rendon, Jorge Paramo, Elaine Y. Hsiao

Behavioural Brain Research · 01 Jul 2021

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Nurturing gut-brain research: an interview with Helen Vuong on the maternal microbiome in neurodevelopment

Communications Biology · 17 Jun 2021

Vesicular Release of GABA by Mammalian Horizontal Cells Mediates Inhibitory Output to Photoreceptors

Arlene A. Hirano, Helen E. Vuong, Helen L. Kornmann, Cataldo Schietroma, Salvatore L. Stella, Steven Barnes, Nicholas C. Brecha

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · 01 Dec 2020

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The maternal microbiome modulates fetal neurodevelopment in mice

Helen E. Vuong, Geoffrey N. Pronovost, Drake W. Williams, Elena J. L. Coley, Emily L. Siegler, Austin Qiu, Maria Kazantsev, Chantel J. Wilson, Tomiko Rendon, Elaine Y. Hsiao

Nature · 23 Sep 2020

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Indigenous Microbiota Protects against Inflammation-Induced Osteonecrosis

D.W. Williams, H.E. Vuong, S. Kim, A. Lenon, K. Ho, E.Y. Hsiao, E.C. Sung, R.H. Kim

Journal of Dental Research · 28 Feb 2020

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Intestinal serotonin and fluoxetine exposure modulate bacterial colonization in the gut

Thomas C. Fung, Helen E. Vuong, Cristopher D. G. Luna, Geoffrey N. Pronovost, Antoniya A. Aleksandrova, Noah G. Riley, Anastasia Vavilina, Julianne McGinn, Tomiko Rendon, Lucy R. Forrest, Elaine Y. Hsiao

Nature Microbiology · 02 Sep 2019

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Gut Microbes Join the Social Network

Helen E. Vuong, Elaine Y. Hsiao

Neuron · 01 Jan 2019

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The gut microbiota mediates reward and sensory responses associated with regimen-selective morphine dependence

Kevin Lee, Helen E. Vuong, David J. Nusbaum, Elaine Y. Hsiao, Christopher J. Evans, Anna M. W. Taylor

Neuropsychopharmacology · 10 Sep 2018

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The Gut Microbiota Mediates the Anti-Seizure Effects of the Ketogenic Diet

Christine A. Olson, Helen E. Vuong, Jessica M. Yano, Qingxing Y. Liang, David J. Nusbaum, Elaine Y. Hsiao

Cell · 01 Jun 2018

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The Microbiome and Host Behavior

Helen E. Vuong, Jessica M. Yano, Thomas C. Fung, Elaine Y. Hsiao

Annual Review of Neuroscience · 25 Jul 2017

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Emerging Roles for the Gut Microbiome in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Helen E. Vuong, Elaine Y. Hsiao

Biological Psychiatry · 01 Mar 2017

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The Microbial Olympics 2016

Michaeline B. Nelson, Alexander B. Chase, Jennifer B. H. Martiny, Roman Stocker, Jen Nguyen, Karen Lloyd, Reid T. Oshiro, Daniel B. Kearns, Johannes P. Schneider, Peter D. Ringel, Marek Basler, Christine A. Olson, Helen E. Vuong, Elaine Y. Hsiao, Benjamin R. K. Roller, Martin Ackermann, Chris Smillie, Diana Chien, Eric Alm, Andrew J. Jermy

Nature Microbiology · 26 Jul 2016

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