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Prebiotics, Probiotics, FMT / Manipulators of the Intestinal Microbiota

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Bifidobacterium longum + Fluoxetine + Lactobacillus helveticus & Major depressive disorder / Major Depression / Depressive episode (MDD)

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IRCT201601102394N20
The probiotic group showed a significant reduction in depression severity compared with the placebo group (p = 0.001) (1)

(1) Elahinejad et al. 2025 Food Sci Nutr 13(4): e4698

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Effects of Probiotics as Adjunctive Therapy to Fluoxetine on Depression Severity and Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Cortisol, and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Elahinejad et al. 2025 Food Sci Nutr 13(4): e4698

7/1/2026