Systematic review of evidence to support the theory of psychobiotics

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Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

(2013) David Moher   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Psychobiotics: A Novel Class of Psychotropic

(2013) Timothy G. Dinan et al.   BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Consumption of Fermented Milk Product With Probiotic Modulates Brain Activity

(2013) Kirsten Tillisch et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Probiotic supplementation improves inflammatory status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

(2013) Elnaz Vaghef-Mehrabany et al.   NUTRITION

A systematic, quantitative review of blood autoantibodies in schizophrenia

(2013) Amaka Ezeoke et al.   SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH

Gut–brain axis: how the microbiome influences anxiety and depression

(2013) Jane A. Foster et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

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

(2013) Alison C Bested et al.   Gut Pathogens

Intestinal microbiota, probiotics and mental health: from Metchnikoff to modern advances: part III – convergence toward clinical trials

(2013) Alison C Bested et al.   Gut Pathogens

Intestinal microbiota, probiotics and mental health: from Metchnikoff to modern advances: Part II – contemporary contextual research

(2013) Alison C Bested et al.   Gut Pathogens

In depression, bacterial translocation may drive inflammatory responses, oxidative and nitrosative stress (O&NS), and autoimmune responses directed against O&NS-damaged neoepitopes

(2012) M. Maes et al.   ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA

Molecular Characterisation of Gastrointestinal Microbiota of Children With Autism (With and Without Gastrointestinal Dysfunction) and Their Neurotypical Siblings

(2012) Shakuntla V. Gondalia et al.   Autism Research

Increased IgA and IgM responses against gut commensals in chronic depression: Further evidence for increased bacterial translocation or leaky gut

(2012) Michael Maes et al.   JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

γ-Aminobutyric acid production by culturable bacteria from the human intestine

(2012) E. Barrett et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

The interplay between the intestinal microbiota and the brain

(2012) Stephen M. Collins et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behaviour

(2012) John F. Cryan et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Efficacy and safety profile of LCR35 complete freeze-dried culture in irritable bowel syndrome: A randomized, double-blind study

(2012) Michel Dapoigny   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Probiotics in the Treatment of Depression: Science or Science Fiction?

(2011) Timothy G. Dinan et al.   AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY

Daily intake of Lactobacillus casei Shirota increases natural killer cell activity in smokers

(2011) Marcella Reale et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Combination of Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175 reduces post-myocardial infarction depression symptoms and restores intestinal permeability in a rat model

(2011) Jessica Arseneault-Bréard et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

The new link between gut–brain axis and neuropsychiatric disorders

(2011) Sergueï O. Fetissov et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CLINICAL NUTRITION AND METABOLIC CARE

The Intestinal Microbiota Affect Central Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotropic Factor and Behavior in Mice

(2011) Premysl Bercik et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Gut feelings: the emerging biology of gut–brain communication

(2011) Emeran A. Mayer   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

The microbiome-gut-brain axis: from bowel to behavior

(2011) J. F. Cryan et al.   NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY

Psychoneuroimmunology Meets Neuropsychopharmacology: Translational Implications of the Impact of Inflammation on Behavior

(2011) Ebrahim Haroon et al.   NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Ingestion of Lactobacillus strain regulates emotional behavior and central GABA receptor expression in a mouse via the vagus nerve

(2011) J. A. Bravo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Exposure to a social stressor alters the structure of the intestinal microbiota: Implications for stressor-induced immunomodulation

(2010) Michael T. Bailey et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

Assessment of psychotropic-like properties of a probiotic formulation ( Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175) in rats and human subjects

(2010) Michaël Messaoudi et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Effects of the probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis in the maternal separation model of depression

(2010) L. Desbonnet et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

The probiotic paradox: live and dead cells are biological response modifiers

(2010) Clifford A. Adams   NUTRITION RESEARCH REVIEWS

Depression is an inflammatory disease, but cell-mediated immune activation is the key component of depression

(2010) Michael Maes   PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY

Mood and gut feelings

(2009) Paul Forsythe et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

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

Probiotics: Definition, Sources, Selection, and Uses

(2008) Mary Ellen Sanders   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The probiotic Bifidobacteria infantis: An assessment of potential antidepressant properties in the rat

(2008) Lieve Desbonnet et al.   JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH

From inflammation to sickness and depression: when the immune system subjugates the brain

(2007) Robert Dantzer et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE