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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Increasing spatial working memory in mice with Akkermansia muciniphila.

Ji-Seon Ahn, Sura Kim, Eui-Jeong Han, Seong-Tshool Hong, Hea-Jong Chung

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Unveiling the Molecular Repertoire ofJournal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026
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  3. Biomolecules · 2026
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  5. ProbioticBrain sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ji-Seon Ahn *Honam Regional Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Gwangju, 61751, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9465-2517
Sura Kim *Department of Biomedical Sciences and Institute for Medical Science, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54907, Republic of Korea.
Eui-Jeong HanHonam Regional Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Gwangju, 61751, Republic of Korea.
Seong-Tshool HongDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Institute for Medical Science, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54907, Republic of Korea. seonghong@jbnu.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8254-6581
Hea-Jong ChungHonam Regional Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Gwangju, 61751, Republic of Korea. hjchung84@kbsi.re.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1185-7654

Funding

Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI) C512230National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) RS-2023-00224099
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent research has shown the gut microbiome's impact on memory, yet limitations hinder the identification of specific microbes linked to cognitive function. We measured spatial working memory in individual mice before and after fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to develop a targeted analysis that identifies memory-associated strains while minimizing host genetic effects. Transplantation of human fecal into C57BL/6 mice yielded varied outcomes: some mice showed significant improvements while others had negligible changes, indicating that these changes are due to differences in FMT colonization. Metagenomic analysis, stratified by memory performance, revealed a positive correlation between the abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila and improved memory. Moreover, administering two A. muciniphila strains, GMB 0476 and GMB 2066, to wild-type mice elevated spatial working memory via BDNF activation. Our findings indicate that specific gut microbes, particularly A. muciniphila, may modulate memory and represent potential targets for therapeutic intervention in cognitive enhancement.

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Fecal Microbiota TransplantationGastrointestinal MicrobiomeMemory, Short-TermSpatial MemoryAkkermansiaAnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorFecesHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLVerrucomicrobiaBrain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

Identifiers

PMID40175647
PMCPMC11965532

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