Journal of International Psychiatry

Probiotics is an important component of the normal microflora of human intestinal microflora, which plays an important role in maintaining intestinal microecological balance and human health. More and more recent studies have shown that depression is associated with intestinal flora imbalance, and regulation of intestinal flora balance may be of great benefit to cognitive and emotional improvement. Subsequently, the role of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of anxiety and depression and other diseases has also aroused great attention of scholars at home and abroad, it is possible for us to treat depression to provide new ideas and direction. This paper summarizes the current mechanism of probiotics in depression, and aims to provide a reference for further research and development of probiotics.

probiotics; depression; mechanism; review