Role of the Intestinal Microbiota in the Genesis of Major Depression and the Response to Antidepressant Drug Therapy: A Narrative Review

T Mundula, S Baldi, E Gerace, A Amedei - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
A major depressive disorder is a serious mental illness characterized by a pervasive low
mood that negatively concerns personal life, work life, or education, affecting millions of …

[HTML][HTML] The brain-gut-microbiota interplay in depression: A key to design innovative therapeutic approaches

A Varesi, LIM Campagnoli, S Chirumbolo… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Depression is the most prevalent mental disorder in the world associated with huge socio-
economic consequences. While depressive-related symptoms are well known, the …

Antidepressants, antimicrobials or both? Gut microbiota dysbiosis in depression and possible implications of the antimicrobial effects of antidepressant drugs for …

D Macedo, AJM Chaves Filho, CNS de Sousa… - Journal of affective …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives The first drug repurposed for the treatment of depression was the tuberculostatic
iproniazid. At present, drugs belonging to new classes of antidepressants still have …

Gut microbiota in mental health and depression: Role of pre/pro/synbiotics in their modulation

HN Methiwala, B Vaidya, VK Addanki, M Bishnoi… - Food & Function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The microbiome residing in the human gut performs a wide range of biological functions.
Recently, it has been elucidated that a change in dietary habits is associated with alteration …

The gut microbiome in depression and potential benefit of prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics: a systematic review of clinical trials and observational studies

SR Alli, I Gorbovskaya, JCW Liu, NJ Kolla… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
An emerging body of literature demonstrates differences in the gut microbiome (GMB) of
patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) compared to healthy controls (HC), as well …

Multi-omics reveal microbial determinants impacting the treatment outcome of antidepressants in major depressive disorder

Y Wang, J Zhou, J Ye, Z Sun, Y He, Y Zhao, S Ren… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background There is a growing body of evidence suggesting that disturbance of the gut-
brain axis may be one of the potential causes of major depressive disorder (MDD). However …

[PDF][PDF] Gastrointestinal Microbiome and related metabolites in Depression and Antidepressants-a comprehensive review

Y Lu, T Jiang, J Duan - Life Res, 2023 - tmrjournals.cn
Depression, a prevalent mood disorder, has emerged as a significant health concern in
society. While the exact cause of depression remains incompletely understood, there is …

Mood and microbes: a comprehensive review of intestinal microbiota's impact on depression

A Luqman, M He, A Hassan, M Ullah, L Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Depression is considered a multifaceted and intricate mental disorder of growing concern
due to its significant impact on global health issues. The human gut microbiota, also known …

Pharmacomicrobiomics of antidepressants in depression: A systematic review

LC Brown, WV Bobo, CA Gall, DJ Mueller… - Journal of Personalized …, 2023 - mdpi.com
This systematic review evaluated the animal and human evidence for
pharmacomicrobiomics (PMx) interactions of antidepressant medications. Studies of gut …

Gut microbiota and its metabolites in depression: from pathogenesis to treatment

L Liu, H Wang, X Chen, Y Zhang, H Zhang, P Xie - EBioMedicine, 2023 - thelancet.com
Major depressive disorder is one of the most disabling mental disorders worldwide.
Increasing preclinical and clinical studies have highlighted that compositional and functional …