Prebiotic and Probiotic Modulation of the Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis in Depression

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Emerging evidence demonstrates that alterations to the gut microbiota can affect mood, suggesting that the microbiota-gut-brain (MGB) axis contributes to the pathogenesis of depression. Many of these pathways overlap with the way in which the gut microbiota are thought to contribute to metabolic disease progression and obesity. In rodents, prebiotics and probiotics have been shown to modulate the composition and...

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