A step ahead: Exploring the gut microbiota in inpatients with bipolar disorder during a depressive episode.

Annamaria PainoldSabrina MorklKarl KashoferBettina HalwachsNina DalknerSusanne BengesserArmin BirnerFrederike FellendorfMartina PlatzerRobert QueissnerGregor SchützeMarkus J SchwarzNatalie MollPeter HolzerAnna K HollHans-Peter KapfhammerGregor GorkiewiczEva Z Reininghaus

Published in: Bipolar disorders (2018)

The present findings suggest that causes and/or consequences of BD may also lie outside the brain. Exploratory research of the gut microbiota in affective disorders like BD may identify previously unknown underlying causes, and offer new research and therapeutic approaches to mood disorders.

Keyphrases

bipolar disorder
major depressive disorder
white matter
resting state
depressive symptoms
functional connectivity
sleep quality