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Dickdarmmikrobiom und Depression
Gut Microbiome and Major Depression: Understanding Our Hidden Inner Influence
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Abstract
Microbiome analysis has become sufficiently inexpensive and feasible to study the interactions between the gut and brain.
- The microbiota-gut-brain-axis involves complex interactions between the brain and gut, potentially affecting health across generations.
- Gnotobiotic animal models are increasingly utilized to target specific research questions related to this axis.
- Preliminary findings suggest a link between gut microbiome characteristics and aspects of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis.
- Initial insights indicate a potential role for the microbiota-gut-brain-axis in depressive disorders.
- Current therapeutic approaches using psychobiotics have not yet demonstrated significant value in clinical trials.
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