The intestinal barrier protects the host against gut microbes, food antigens, and toxins
present in the gastrointestinal tract. However, gut barrier integrity can be affected by intrinsic …

The intestinal barrier is essential in human health and constitutes the interface between the
outside and the internal milieu of the body. A functional intestinal barrier allows absorption of …

Although recent years have seen large decreases in the overall global rate of suicide
fatalities, this trend is not reflected everywhere. Suicide and suicidal behaviour continue to …

Cumulative evidence shows a linkage between gut microbiota pattern and depression
through the brain-gut microbiome axis. The aim of this systematic review was to identify the …

Major depressive disorder (MDD), bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia-spectrum
disorders (SSD) are heterogeneous psychiatric disorders, which place significant burden on …

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 …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic inflammatory disease characterized by
chronic and relapsing manifestations. It is noteworthy that the prevalence of IBD is gradually …

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 …

Reduced gut-microbial diversity (“gut dysbiosis”) has been associated with an anhedonic/
amotivational syndrome (“sickness behavior”) that manifests across severe mental disorders …

Differences in gut microbiota composition have been observed in patients with major
depressive disorder (MDD) compared to healthy individuals. Here, we investigated if faecal …