Effects of Atypical Antipsychotic Treatment and Resistant Starch Supplementation on Gut Microbiome Composition in a Cohort of Patients with Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia.
Stephanie A FlowersNielson T BaxterKristen M WardA Zarina KraalMelvin G McInnisThomas M SchmidtVicki L EllingrodPublished in: Pharmacotherapy (2019)
These data suggest that AAP treatment is associated with measurable differences in gut microbiota, particularly in female AAP-treated patients in whom reduced species richness was observed. Additionally, variable microbiome responses to resistant starch supplementation were seen, with a significant increase in starch degraders.