Background Patients suffering from depression experience significant mood, anxiety, and
cognitive symptoms. Currently, most antidepressants work by altering neurotransmitter …

Accumulating data show that probiotics may be beneficial in reducing depressive symptoms.
We conducted an updated meta-analysis and evaluated the effects of probiotics on …

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 …

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 …

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

Background: Recently the gut microbiota has attracted significant interest in psychiatric
research due to the observed bidirectional gut–brain communication. A growing body of …

With growing interest in the gut microbiome, prebiotics and probiotics have received
considerable attention as potential treatments for depression and anxiety. We conducted a …

It has been reported that gut probiotics play a major role in the bidirectional communication
between the gut and the brain. Probiotics may be essential to people with depression, which …

Background & aims Depression is a major debilitating health problem with high global
prevalence. Gut microbiota dysbiosis might be implicated in pathophysiology of depression …

The accumulating knowledge of the host-microbiota interplay gives rise to the microbiota-gut-
brain (MGB) axis. The MGB axis depicts the interkingdom communication between the gut …