Gut microbiota and its metabolites in depression: from pathogenesis to treatment

L Liu, H Wang, X Chen, Y Zhang, H Zhang, P Xie - EBioMedicine, 2023 - thelancet.com
Major depressive disorder is one of the most disabling mental disorders worldwide.
Increasing preclinical and clinical studies have highlighted that compositional and functional …

The role of gut microbiota in anxiety, depression, and other mental disorders as well as the protective effects of dietary components

RG Xiong, J Li, J Cheng, DD Zhou, SX Wu, SY Huang… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
The number of individuals experiencing mental disorders (eg, anxiety and depression) has
significantly risen in recent years. Therefore, it is essential to seek prevention and treatment …

Recognizing the role of the vagus nerve in depression from microbiota-gut brain axis

C Tan, Q Yan, Y Ma, J Fang, Y Yang - Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Depression is a worldwide disease causing severe disability, morbidity, and mortality.
Despite abundant studies, the precise mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D protects against depression: Evidence from an umbrella meta-analysis on interventional and observational meta-analyses

V Musazadeh, M Keramati, F Ghalichi, Z Kavyani… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Meta-analyses of interventional and observational studies investigating the efficacy and the
relationship between vitamin D and depression provided inconsistent results. The current …

Effect of probiotics on liver enzymes in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an umbrella of systematic review and meta-analysis

V Musazadeh, N Roshanravan, P Dehghan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become prevalent in recent decades,
especially in developed countries; yet the approaches for preventing and treating NAFLD …

A microbial-based approach to mental health: the potential of probiotics in the treatment of depression

D Johnson, V Letchumanan, CC Thum… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Probiotics are currently the subject of intensive research pursuits and also represent a multi-
billion-dollar global industry given their vast potential to improve human health. In addition …

The role of probiotics and their metabolites in the treatment of depression

ME Jach, A Serefko, A Szopa, E Sajnaga, H Golczyk… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Depression is a common and complex mental and emotional disorder that causes disability,
morbidity, and quite often mortality around the world. Depression is closely related to several …

Anti-obesity properties of probiotics; a considerable medical nutrition intervention: findings from an umbrella meta-analysis

V Musazadeh, M Zarezadeh, F Ghalichi… - European journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although several studies have indicated that consumption of probiotics is effective in the
treatment of obesity, the results in this regard have yielded controversial findings. The …

Probiotic therapy, a novel and efficient adjuvant approach to improve glycemic status: an umbrella meta-analysis

M Zarezadeh, V Musazadeh, AH Faghfouri… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Probiotics exert several promoting effects on the glycemic status, however, the
results of meta-analyses are inconsistent. we conducted an umbrella meta-analysis, across …

The role of psychobiotics to ensure mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic—a current state of knowledge

D Zielińska, M Karbowiak, A Brzezicka - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Psychobiotics are defined as probiotics, mainly of the genus Lactobacillus and
Bifidobacterium, that confer mental health benefits to the host when consumed in a particular …