Effect of probiotics on central nervous system functions in animals and humans: A systematic review

Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 589-605

  Wang, Huiying ^a,b,c   Lee, In Seon ^a,b,c   Braun, Christoph ^b,d   Enck, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c Graduate Training Centre of Neuroscience   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animals; Anxiety; Depression; Humans; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTISM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM INFANTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MEDLINE; MEMORY DISORDER; MOUSE; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RAT; REVIEW; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84992192236     PISSN: 20930879     EISSN: 20930887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5056/jnm16018     Document Type: Review

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