This narrative review examines how psychobiotics may influence anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia through gut-brain pathways involving neurotransmitters, inflammation, immune regulation, gut barrier function, and stress signaling. Specific Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains showed encouraging effects, but wide differences in strains, doses, populations, and study desi…
BackgroundChronic constipation and depression are highly prevalent worldwide. These two conditions frequently co-occur in clinical practice. Accumulating evidence indicates that gut microbiota dysbiosis mediates this comorbidity through the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA).MethodsThis narrative review systematically summarizes current research on MGBA bidirectional communication mechanisms, gut m…
Human breastmilk is a rich source of beneficial microbiota and bioactive compounds, yet its potential as a reservoir of psychobiotics remains underexplored. In this study, breastmilk samples were aseptically collected from healthy lactating mothers and cultured using MRS media. A total of 188 bacterial isolates were screened for gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) production using monosodium glutamate…
