Microbes and mental health: A review

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 66, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-17

  Rieder, Ryan ^a   Wisniewski, Paul J ^a,b,c   Alderman, Brandon L ^b   Campbell, Sara C ^a,b,c  

^a the State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; HPA axis; Microbiome; Microbiota gut brain axis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FATTY ACID; NATAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANXIETY; BRAIN; CELL WALL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG EFFICACY; FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE FLORA; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; VAGUS NERVE; ANIMAL; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 85011664428     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: 10902139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2017.01.016     Document Type: Review

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