# s-brain: behaviour vs. gut e-coli: twenty minutes after

<< Twenty minutes after a meal, gut microbes produce proteins that can suppress food intake in animals >>

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<< The new evidence coexists with current models of appetite control, which involve hormones from the gut signalling to brain circuits when we're hungry or done eating. >>

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-11/cp-gms111715.php

Jonathan Breton, Naouel Tennoune, et al.  Gut Commensal E. coli Proteins Activate Host Satiety Pathways following Nutrient-Induced Bacterial Growth. Cell Metabolism, 2015; DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.10.017

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550413115005665