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Fluoxetine ameliorates dysbiosis in a depression model induced by chronic unpredicted mild stress in mice
- Source :
- International Journal of Medical Sciences
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Ivyspring International Publisher, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background: Accumulating evidence has shown that neuropsychiatric disorders are associated with gut microbiota through the gut-brain axis. However, the effects of antidepressant treatment on gut microbiota are rarely studied. Here, we investigated whether stress led to gut microbiota changes and whether fluoxetine plays a role in microbiota alteration. Methods: We investigated changes in gut microbiota in a depression model induced by chronic unpredicted mild stress (CUMS) and a restoration model by applying the classic antidepressant drug fluoxetine. Results: We found that stress led to low bacterial diversity, simpler bacterial network, and increased abundance of pathogens, such as Escherichia/Shigella, and conditional pathogens, such as Enterococcus, Vagococcus, and Aerococcus. However, these changes were attenuated by fluoxetine directly and indirectly. Furthermore, the correlation analysis indicated strong correlations between gut microbiota and anxiety- and depression-like behaviors. Conclusions: This study revealed that fluoxetine led to restoration of dysbiosis induced by stress stimulation, which may imply a possible pathway through which one CNS target drug plays its role in reshaping the gut microbiota.
- Subjects :
- Male
Gut–brain axis
Stimulation
Anxiety
Gut flora
digestive system
stress
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Mild stress
Escherichia
microbiota
medicine
Animals
Depressive Disorder
Fluoxetine
biology
gut-brain axis
fluoxetine
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Disease Models, Animal
depression
Immunology
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
Dysbiosis
Antidepressant
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Stress, Psychological
Research Paper
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14491907
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Medical Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6eb1c5985faa689c75ff3352e0085ce6