… Due to the differences in sample characteristics, probiotic intervention … of probiotics on
depressive symptoms cannot be concluded from the literature reviewed in this study. Probiotics do …

… Some preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated the positive impact of probiotic
supplementation on depressive symptoms. This paper aims to provide an updated meta-…

… Five studies assessed mood symptoms, seven studies assessed anxiety symptoms, and …
results on all measures of depressive symptoms; however, the strain of probiotic, the dosing, …

… meta-analysis, we aim to provide an updated meta-analysis evaluating the effects of probiotics
on depressive symptoms in patients with MDD and patients with other clinical conditions. …

… probiotics did not appear to have had a direct effect on depressive symptoms, our results
suggest that probiotics potentially act on cognitive processes contributing to depression. …

… -targeting interventions (ie, probiotic, prebiotic, … depressive symptoms with a validated
scale and used a placebo or control comparator in which the active substance in the intervention …

… probiotics had more robust effect on depression symptoms. Our subgroup analysis revealed
that the effect of probiotics on depression symptoms … decrease in depression symptoms in …

… , especially in relation to anxiety and depression symptoms, are relatively unknown. Thus, …
on the impact of probiotic supplementation on anxiety and depression symptoms in humans. …

… compounds, as they may offer insights into why the articles in this review resoundingly
indicate that probiotics can improve symptoms of anxiety and depression in a quantitative sense. …

… Probiotics may also indirectly improve depressive symptoms through its effects on obesity,
diabetes and/or other metabolic complications. In humans, obesity and diabetes have been …