Effect of prebiotic and probiotic supplementation on circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and urinary cortisol levels in patients with major depressive disorder: A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial

The aim of this double blind, placebo-control trial, was to investigate the effect of prebiotic and probiotic on serum inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-10), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score and urinary cortisol in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Randomized partic...

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Main Authors: Asma Kazemi, Ahmad Ali Noorbala, Kamal Azam, Kurosh Djafarian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
MDD
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464618306170