Supplementation with Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens ZW3 from Tibetan Kefir improves depression-like behavior in stressed mice by modulating the gut microbiota

• DOI: 10.1039/c8fo02096e
• Publication Date: 2019-01-14T07:34:19Z
• Authors: Ye Sun; Weitao Geng; Yajing Pan; Jinju Wang; Ping Xiao; Yanping Wang
• Keywords: Male; 0301 basic medicine; 2. Zero hunger; Sucrose; Bacteria; Behavior, Animal; Depression; Probiotics; Tryptophan; Tibet; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; 3. Good health; Feces; Lactobacillus; Mice; 03 medical and health sciences; Kefir; Stress, Physiological; Animals; Cytokines; Spleen; Swimming

ZW3 regulated the biomarkers and behaviors associated with tryptophan metabolism, the HPA axis, and the immune system in depressed mice by regulating the gut microbiota.