Acupuncture for Major Depressive Disorder: Exploring the Gut Microbiota as a Novel Therapeutic Pathway
The study underscores the potential of acupuncture as an antidepressant treatment, highlighting its impact on gut microbiota and metabolic pathways in alleviating depressive symptoms.
Authors
- Yani Yang
- Cailing Wei
- Ru-Qing Liu
- Pu Lei
- Jiarong Tian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9402-5668)
- Yuanyuan Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5405-3034)
- Hao Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6507-8904)
- Yijun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6788-0730)
- Xiaoyan He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7822-2007)
- Wen Lu
Institutions
- Xian Mental Health Center (CN)
- Ankang City Central Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
- Xian Yang Central Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain and Behavior
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.71022
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China