Bifidobacterium plantarum and Improved Depressive Symptoms

• The role of probiotics in modulation of the gut-brain axis: a prospective therapy for depression and mood disorders.

  • 2026-01-26
  • Review
  • Frontiers in pharmacology 16
  • • Hui Wang
    • Yining Chen
    • Allen Zhao
    • Zhongxia Shen
    • Yu Zhang

  • PubMed: 41668811
  • DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1709060

  1 Insight on

  • Improved Depressive Symptoms

  • Low evidence

  Multiple probiotic formulations have shown promise in both preclinical and clinical settings, demonstrating effectiveness in attenuating symptoms associated with MDD.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate