ReviewBiological psychiatry2018
Harnessing Gut Microbes for Mental Health: Getting From Here to There.
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83 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 193 citations in OpenAlex.
- The efficacy of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in patients with schizophrenia: a meta-analysis.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Research status and development trends of probiotics in clinical applications.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Research focus and trends of the association between gut microbiota and neuroinflammation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Psychobiotics in the Treatment of Psychiatric and Cognitive Disorders: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Genetic Predisposition of Anti-Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin G Levels and the Risk of 9 Cardiovascular Diseases.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of probiotics on stress in healthy volunteers: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.Brain and behavior · 2020Pooled it
- Alterations of Gut Microbiota in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Based on 16S rRNA-Targeted Sequencing: A Systematic Review.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2019Pooled it
- A randomized trial of probiotic supplementation in nurses to reduce stress and viral illness.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Gut Modulators Alter BDNF/Cortisol Axis in Severe Obesity: Additional Secondary Outcomes from a Triple-Blind Randomized Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Microbes, mood, and metabolism/obesity: Pharmacological insights into the gut-obesity-depression triad.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2026Review
- Development of a novel humanized gut-brain axis model as a tool toward personalized nutrition.Communications biology · 2026Article
- The microbial guardians: Unveiling the role of gut microbiota in shaping neurodegenerative disease.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Review
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- The Gut Microbiome and Its Impact on Mood and Decision-Making: A Mechanistic and Therapeutic Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Probiotics reduce negative mood over time: the value of daily self-reports in detecting effects.Npj mental health research · 2025Article
- Roughage Sources During Late Gestation and Lactation Alter Metabolism, Immune Function and Rumen Microbiota in Ewes and Their Offsprings.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Obesity and its associations with autonomic and cognitive functions in the general population.PloS one · 2025Article
- Lactobacillus Helveticus Improves Controlled Cortical Impact Injury-Generated Neurological Aberrations by Remodeling of Gut-Brain Axis Mediators.Neurochemical research · 2024Article
- Nutritional Modulation of the Gut-Brain Axis: A Comprehensive Review of Dietary Interventions in Depression and Anxiety Management.Metabolites · 2024Review
- The Influence of Cecal Microbiota Transplantation on Chicken Injurious Behavior: Perspective in Human Neuropsychiatric Research.Biomolecules · 2024Review
23 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
There has been an explosion of interest in the study of microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract (gut microbiota) and their impact on host health and physiology. Accumulating data suggest that altered communication between gut microbiota and host systems could participate in disorders such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, and autoimmune disorders as well as neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism, anxiety, and major depressive disorders. The conceptual development of the microbiome-gut-brain axis has facilitated understanding of the complex and bidirectional networks between gastrointestinal microbiota and their host, highlighting potential mechanisms through which this environment influences central nervous system physiology. Communication pathways between gut microbiota and the central nervous system could include autonomic, neuroendocrine, enteric, and immune systems, with pathology resulting in disruption to neurotransmitter balance, increases in chronic inflammation, or exacerbated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity. However, uncertainty remains regarding the generalizability of controlled animal studies to the more multifaceted pattern of human pathophysiology, especially with regard to the therapeutic potential for neuropsychiatric health. This narrative review summarizes current understanding of gut microbial influence over physiological function, with an emphasis on neurobehavioral and neurological impairment based on growing understanding of the gut-brain axis. Experimental and clinical data regarding means of therapeutic manipulation of gut microbiota as a novel treatment option for mental health are described, and important knowledge gaps are identified and discussed.
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