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Association of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and interleukin-6 serum levels with depressive and anxiety symptoms in hemodialysis patients

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The gut microbiota and the brain–gut–kidney axis in hypertension and chronic kidney disease

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Differential expression of serum biomarkers in hemodialysis patients with mild cognitive decline: A prospective single-center cohort study

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Probiotics and Prebiotics as a Therapeutic Strategy to Improve Memory in a Model of Middle-Aged Rats

(2018) Alejandra Romo-Araiza et al.   Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Probiotic Bifidobacterium longum NCC3001 Reduces Depression Scores and Alters Brain Activity: A Pilot Study in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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Interactions between the microbiota, immune and nervous systems in health and disease

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Synbiotics Easing Renal Failure by Improving Gut Microbiology (SYNERGY): A Randomized Trial

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Clinical and metabolic response to probiotic administration in patients with major depressive disorder: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

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Peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a biomarker in bipolar disorder: a meta-analysis of 52 studies

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Collective unconscious: How gut microbes shape human behavior

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Altered intestinal microbial flora and impaired epithelial barrier structure and function in CKD: the nature, mechanisms, consequences and potential treatment

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The effects of probiotics on mental health and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in petrochemical workers

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Depression in hemodialysis patients: the role of dialysis shift

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Chronic depression is associated with a pronounced decrease in serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor over time

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Exercise, Nutrition and the Brain

(2014) Romain Meeusen   SPORTS MEDICINE

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor: a bridge between inflammation and neuroplasticity

(2014) Francesca Calabrese et al.   Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Prevalence of depression in chronic kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

(2013) Suetonia Palmer et al.   KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL

Intestinal microbiota, probiotics and mental health: from Metchnikoff to modern advances: Part I – autointoxication revisited

(2013) Alison C Bested et al.   Gut Pathogens

Microbiota and healthy ageing: observational and nutritional intervention studies

(2013) Harald Brüssow   Microbial Biotechnology

Hemodialysis Decreases Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Concentration in Humans

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Health benefits of probiotics: are mixtures more effective than single strains?

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Perceptions of flatulence from bean consumption among adults in 3 feeding studies

(2011) Donna M Winham et al.   Nutrition Journal

The Potential Role of Probiotics in the Management of Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorders

(2011) J. William Critchfield et al.   Gastroenterology Research and Practice

The impact of meals on a probiotic during transit through a model of the human upper gastrointestinal tract

(2011) T. Tompkins et al.   Beneficial Microbes

The role of BDNF and its receptors in depression and antidepressant drug action: Reactivation of developmental plasticity

(2010) Eero Castrén et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of a probiotic in emotional symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome

(2009) A Venket Rao et al.   Gut Pathogens