Psychobiotics, gut microbiota and fermented foods can help preserving mental health

M Casertano, V Fogliano, D Ercolini - Food Research International, 2022 - Elsevier
Psychobiotics include a novel class of probiotic microorganisms that convey benefit upon
the host's mental health via the dynamic microbiota-gut-brain crosstalk. Research is …

Microbiome in brain function and mental health

PJ Kennedy, AB Murphy, JF Cryan, PR Ross… - Trends in food science & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Over recent years it has become evident that the physiological influence of the
gut microbiota extends beyond the periphery to the central nervous system (CNS). Current …

Psychobiotics: mechanisms of action, evaluation methods and effectiveness in applications with food products

M Del Toro-Barbosa, A Hurtado-Romero… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The gut-brain-microbiota axis consists of a bilateral communication system that enables gut
microbes to interact with the brain, and the latter with the gut. Gut bacteria influence …

One giant leap from mouse to man: The microbiota–gut–brain axis in mood disorders and translational challenges moving towards human clinical trials

SD Forssten, AC Ouwehand, SM Griffin, E Patterson - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The microbiota–gut–brain axis is a bidirectional communication pathway that enables the
gut microbiota to communicate with the brain through direct and indirect signaling pathways …

Psychobiotics and the manipulation of bacteria–gut–brain signals

A Sarkar, SM Lehto, S Harty, TG Dinan, JF Cryan… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
Psychobiotics were previously defined as live bacteria (probiotics) which, when ingested,
confer mental health benefits through interactions with commensal gut bacteria. We expand …

Psychobiotics and the gut–brain axis: in the pursuit of happiness

L Zhou, JA Foster - Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The human intestine houses an astounding number and species of microorganisms,
estimated at more than 1014 gut microbiota and composed of over a thousand species. An …

Modulation of gut microbiota–brain axis by probiotics, prebiotics, and diet

X Liu, S Cao, X Zhang - Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
There exists a bidirectional communication system between the gastrointestinal tract and the
brain. Increasing evidence shows that gut microbiota can play a critical role in this …

Intermingling of gut microbiota with brain: Exploring the role of probiotics in battle against depressive disorders

P Tyagi, M Tasleem, S Prakash, G Chouhan - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
Depression is a debilitating psychiatric ailment which exerts disastrous effects on one's
mental and physical health. Depression is accountable for augmentation of various life …

Microbiota regulation of the mammalian gut–brain axis

A Burokas, RD Moloney, TG Dinan, JF Cryan - Advances in applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
The realization that the microbiota–gut–brain axis plays a critical role in health and disease
has emerged over the past decade. The brain–gut axis is a bidirectional communication …

Probiotics and psychobiotics: the role of microbial neurochemicals

AV Oleskin, BA Shenderov - Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 2019 - Springer
In light of recent data, microorganisms should be construed as organisms that are capable of
communication and collective behaviors. Microbial communication signals are involved both …