Temperament in Early Childhood Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Composition and Diversity

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Autores principales: Eriko Ueda, Michiko Matsunaga, Hideaki Fujihara, Takamasa Kajiwara, Aya K. Takeda, Satoshi Watanabe, Keisuke Hagihara, Masako Myowa
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author Eriko Ueda
Michiko Matsunaga
Hideaki Fujihara
Takamasa Kajiwara
Aya K. Takeda
Satoshi Watanabe
Keisuke Hagihara
Masako Myowa
author_facet Eriko Ueda
Michiko Matsunaga
Hideaki Fujihara
Takamasa Kajiwara
Aya K. Takeda
Satoshi Watanabe
Keisuke Hagihara
Masako Myowa
Eriko Ueda
Michiko Matsunaga
Hideaki Fujihara
Takamasa Kajiwara
Aya K. Takeda
Satoshi Watanabe
Keisuke Hagihara
Masako Myowa
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contents Temperament in Early Childhood Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Composition and Diversity Eriko Ueda Michiko Matsunaga Hideaki Fujihara Takamasa Kajiwara Aya K. Takeda Satoshi Watanabe Keisuke Hagihara Masako Myowa Developmental Psychobiology ABSTRACT Temperament is a key predictor of human mental health and cognitive and emotional development. Although human fear behavior is reportedly associated with gut microbiome in infancy, infant gut microbiota changes dramatically during the first 5 years, when the diversity and composition of gut microbiome are established. This period is crucial for the development of the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in emotion regulation. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between temperament and gut microbiota in 284 preschool children aged 3–4 years. Child temperament was assessed by maternal reports of the Children's Behavior Questionnaire. Gut microbiota (alpha/beta diversity and genera abundance) was evaluated using 16S rRNA sequencing of stool samples. A low abundance of anti‐inflammatory bacteria (e.g., Faecalibacterium ) and a high abundance of pro‐inflammatory bacteria (e.g., Eggerthella , Flavonifractor ) were associated with higher negative emotionality and stress response (i.e., negative affectivity , β  = −0.17, p  = 0.004) and lower positive emotionality and reward‐seeking (i.e., surgency/extraversion , β  = 0.15, p  = 0.013). Additionally, gut microbiota diversity was associated with speed of response initiation (i.e., impulsivity , a specific aspect of surgency/extraversion , β  = 0.16, p  = 0.008). This study provides insight into the biological mechanisms of temperament and takes important steps toward identifying predictive markers of psychological/emotional risk. 10.1002/dev.22542 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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spellingShingle Temperament in Early Childhood Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Composition and Diversity
Eriko Ueda
Michiko Matsunaga
Hideaki Fujihara
Takamasa Kajiwara
Aya K. Takeda
Satoshi Watanabe
Keisuke Hagihara
Masako Myowa
Developmental Psychobiology
Temperament in Early Childhood Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Composition and Diversity Eriko Ueda Michiko Matsunaga Hideaki Fujihara Takamasa Kajiwara Aya K. Takeda Satoshi Watanabe Keisuke Hagihara Masako Myowa Developmental Psychobiology ABSTRACT Temperament is a key predictor of human mental health and cognitive and emotional development. Although human fear behavior is reportedly associated with gut microbiome in infancy, infant gut microbiota changes dramatically during the first 5 years, when the diversity and composition of gut microbiome are established. This period is crucial for the development of the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in emotion regulation. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between temperament and gut microbiota in 284 preschool children aged 3–4 years. Child temperament was assessed by maternal reports of the Children's Behavior Questionnaire. Gut microbiota (alpha/beta diversity and genera abundance) was evaluated using 16S rRNA sequencing of stool samples. A low abundance of anti‐inflammatory bacteria (e.g., Faecalibacterium ) and a high abundance of pro‐inflammatory bacteria (e.g., Eggerthella , Flavonifractor ) were associated with higher negative emotionality and stress response (i.e., negative affectivity , β  = −0.17, p  = 0.004) and lower positive emotionality and reward‐seeking (i.e., surgency/extraversion , β  = 0.15, p  = 0.013). Additionally, gut microbiota diversity was associated with speed of response initiation (i.e., impulsivity , a specific aspect of surgency/extraversion , β  = 0.16, p  = 0.008). This study provides insight into the biological mechanisms of temperament and takes important steps toward identifying predictive markers of psychological/emotional risk. 10.1002/dev.22542 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
title Temperament in Early Childhood Is Associated With Gut Microbiota Composition and Diversity
topic Developmental Psychobiology
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dev.22542