PROVIT: Supplementary probiotic treatment and vitamin B7 in depression—A randomized controlled trial

EZ Reininghaus, M Platzer, A Kohlhammer-Dohr… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Gut microbiota are suspected to affect brain functions and behavior as well as lowering
inflammation status. Therefore, an effect on depression has already been suggested by …

Probiotics and the microbiota-gut-brain axis: focus on psychiatry

S Mörkl, MI Butler, A Holl, JF Cryan, TG Dinan - Current nutrition reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Probiotics are living bacteria, which when ingested in adequate
amounts, confer health benefits. Gut microbes are suggested to play a role in many …

Effect of probiotic supplementation on gut microbiota in patients with major depressive disorders: A systematic review

QX Ng, YL Lim, CYL Yaow, WK Ng, J Thumboo… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is accumulating evidence on the beneficial effects of probiotic supplementation for
patients with depressive disorders. However, prior reviews on the topic have largely focused …

Clinical, gut microbial and neural effects of a probiotic add-on therapy in depressed patients: a randomized controlled trial

AC Schaub, E Schneider… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
A promising new treatment approach for major depressive disorder (MDD) targets the
microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis, which is linked to physiological and behavioral functions …

Effect of prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics on depression: results from a meta-analysis

Q Zhang, B Chen, J Zhang, J Dong, J Ma, Y Zhang… - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Accumulating studies have shown the effects of gut microbiota management tools in
improving depression. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of prebiotics …

Effect of probiotic and prebiotic vs placebo on psychological outcomes in patients with major depressive disorder: A randomized clinical trial

A Kazemi, AA Noorbala, K Azam, MH Eskandari… - Clinical Nutrition, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Disturbance in the equilibrium of the gut microbiota has been involved in the
pathophysiology of depression. Probiotics have the potential to healthfully modulate the gut …

The effects of probiotics on depressive symptoms in humans: a systematic review

CJK Wallace, R Milev - Annals of general psychiatry, 2017 - Springer
Background Patients suffering from depression experience significant mood, anxiety, and
cognitive symptoms. Currently, most antidepressants work by altering neurotransmitter …

Gut microbiota and major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Sanada, S Nakajima, S Kurokawa… - Journal of affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Growing attention has been paid to the field of gut microbiota for mental
disorders over the last decade. However, to our knowledge, no studies have conducted …

Gut feeling: Randomized controlled trials of probiotics for the treatment of clinical depression: Systematic review and meta-analysis

V Nikolova, SY Zaidi, AH Young… - Therapeutic …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Recently the gut microbiota has attracted significant interest in psychiatric
research due to the observed bidirectional gut–brain communication. A growing body of …

Effect of probiotic interventions on depressive symptoms: A narrative review evaluating systematic reviews

I Nadeem, MZ Rahman… - Psychiatry and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Depression is one of the most prevalent mental illnesses and is often associated with
various other medical disorders. Since the 1980s, the primary pharmacological treatment …