Reductions in anti-inflammatory gut bacteria are associated with depression in a sample of young adults

RT Liu, AD Rowan-Nash, AE Sheehan… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2020 - Elsevier
We assessed the gut microbiota of 90 American young adults, comparing 43 participants
with major depressive disorder (MDD) and 47 healthy controls, and found that the MDD …

Exploring the role of gut microbiota in major depressive disorder and in treatment resistance to antidepressants

A Fontana, M Manchia, C Panebianco, P Paribello… - Biomedicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common severe psychiatric illness, exhibiting sub-
optimal response to existing pharmacological treatments. Although its etiopathogenesis is …

[HTML][HTML] The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of probiotics on depression: clinical results from an open-label pilot study

CJK Wallace, RV Milev - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: A growing body of research has shown that consumption of probiotics can
improve symptoms associated with mood and anxiety disorders through activity of the gut …

Depressed gut? The microbiota-diet-inflammation trialogue in depression

M Koopman, S El Aidy - Current opinion in psychiatry, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The review summarizes the existent literature on this emerging research field and provides a
comprehensive overview of the multifaceted links between the microbiota, diet, and …

Gut microbiota–brain axis in depression: The role of neuroinflammation

AS Carlessi, LA Borba, AI Zugno… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a psychiatric condition that affects a large number of
people in the world, and the treatment existents do not work for all individuals affected. Thus …

Probiotics for the treatment of depression and its comorbidities: A systemic review

J Gao, L Zhao, Y Cheng, W Lei, Y Wang… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Depression is one of the most common psychiatric conditions, characterized by significant
and persistent depressed mood and diminished interest, and often coexists with various …

Toward a deeper understanding of gut microbiome in depression: the promise of clinical applicability

L Liu, H Wang, H Zhang, X Chen, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has dramatically increased the
global prevalence of depression. Unfortunately, antidepressant drugs benefit only a small …

Prebiotics and probiotics for depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials

RT Liu, RFL Walsh, AE Sheehan - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
With growing interest in the gut microbiome, prebiotics and probiotics have received
considerable attention as potential treatments for depression and anxiety. We conducted a …

The gut microbiota and depressive symptoms across ethnic groups

JA Bosch, M Nieuwdorp, AH Zwinderman… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The gut microbiome is thought to play a role in depressive disorders, which makes it an
attractive target for interventions. Both the microbiome and depressive symptom levels vary …

Bibliometric and visual analysis of research on the links between the gut microbiota and depression from 1999 to 2019

X Zhu, J Hu, S Deng, Y Tan, C Qiu, M Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: There is a crucial link between the gut microbiota and the host central nervous
system, and the communication between them occurs via a bidirectional pathway termed the …