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Therapeutic Horizons: Gut Microbiome, Neuroinflammation, and Epigenetics in Neuropsychiatric Disorders.

Shabnam Nohesara, Hamid Mostafavi Abdolmaleky, Ahmad Pirani, Sam Thiagalingam

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shabnam NohesaraDepartment of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4944-7033
Hamid Mostafavi AbdolmalekyDepartment of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8872-5174
Ahmad PiraniMental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14535, Iran.
Sam ThiagalingamDepartment of Medicine (Biomedical Genetics), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5211-266X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuroinflammation is a hallmark of many neuropsychiatric disorders (NPD), which are among the leading causes of disability worldwide. Emerging evidence highlights the significant role of the gut microbiota (GM)-immune system-brain axis in neuroinflammation and the pathogenesis of NPD, primarily through epigenetic mechanisms. Gut microbes and their metabolites influence immune cell activity and brain function, thereby contributing to neuroinflammation and the development and progression of NPD. The enteric nervous system, the autonomic nervous system, neuroendocrine signaling, and the immune system all participate in bidirectional communication between the gut and the brain. Importantly, the interaction of each of these systems with the GM influences epigenetic pathways. Here, we first explore the intricate relationship among intestinal microbes, microbial metabolites, and immune cell activity, with a focus on epigenetic mechanisms involved in NPD pathogenesis. Next, we provide background information on the association between inflammation and epigenetic aberrations in the context of NPD. Additionally, we review emerging therapeutic strategies-such as prebiotics, probiotics, methyl-rich diets, ketogenic diet, and medications-that may modulate the GM-immune system-brain axis via epigenetic regulation for the prevention or treatment of NPD. Finally, we discuss the challenges and future directions in investigating the critical role of this axis in mental health.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInflammationMental DisordersNeuroinflammatory DiseasesAnimalsBrainHumansepigeneticgut microbiotaimmune systeminflammationneuropsychiatric disordersnutrition

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PMID40643545
PMCPMC12249038

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