ReviewNutrients2021
Regulation of Neurotransmitters by the Gut Microbiota and Effects on Cognition in Neurological Disorders.
Review in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 466 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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466 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 813 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gut microbiome modulation can improve cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2026Pooled it
- The Integrative Role of Berberine in Gut Microbiota Modulation and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Randomised Clinical Trials.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Berry Consumption and Its Role in the Modulation of Obesity and Mild Cognitive Impairment.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Neurotransmitter-mediated gut-brain axis: a bibliometric analysis of research trends and knowledge structure.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Pooled it
- Early-Life Microbiome and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current neuropharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- The efficacy of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics on anxiety, depression, and sleep: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- The association between migraine and gut microbiota: a systematic review.Acta neurologica Belgica · 2025Pooled it
- Pharmaco-psychiatry and gut microbiome: a systematic review of effects of psychotropic drugs for bipolar disorder.Microbiology (Reading, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Human Gut Microbiome: A Connecting Organ Between Nutrition, Metabolism, and Health.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Multi-species probiotic supplement enhances vagal nerve function - results of a randomized controlled trial in patients with depression and healthy controls.Gut microbes · 2025Trial
- Exploring the acute and chronic effects of a multistrain probiotic supplement on cognitive function and mood in healthy older adults: a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Trial
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- Gut bacteria and their metabolites may influence our decisions, intelligence, cognition, and consciousness.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Integrated metagenomic and metabolomic analysis identifies severity-specific inflammatory and metabolic signatures in post-stroke depression.Gut microbes · 2026Article
- Dysregulated eating behaviour and microbiota-based interventions targeting eating disorders and food addiction.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Role and mechanism of gut microbiota and metabolites in schizophrenia complicated with sleep disorder.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- The putative role of the microbiota in the development of neuropsychiatric disorders following early childhood malnutrition.Gut microbes · 2026Review
- Towards ecological psychiatry: The herbicide glyphosate disrupts behavior through microbiota-gut-brain axis.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Postbiotic Metabolites: Therapeutic Potential, Industrial Applications, Market Dynamics, and Regulatory Frameworks.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Review
- Research Progress on Bidirectional Regulation of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on the Immune-Metabolic-Endocrine Interactive Network.Biomolecules · 2026Review
406 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Emerging evidence indicates that gut microbiota is important in the regulation of brain activity and cognitive functions. Microbes mediate communication among the metabolic, peripheral immune, and central nervous systems via the microbiota-gut-brain axis. However, it is not well understood how the gut microbiome and neurons in the brain mutually interact or how these interactions affect normal brain functioning and cognition. We summarize the mechanisms whereby the gut microbiota regulate the production, transportation, and functioning of neurotransmitters. We also discuss how microbiome dysbiosis affects cognitive function, especially in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.
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