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  • Gut microbiota composition is increasingly associated with psychiatric disorders like anxiety and depression.
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  • Dopamine is crucial for cognitive functions and reward processing, particularly within the mesocorticolimbic circuit.

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  • To review and highlight the link between intestinal microbiota alterations and dopaminergic neurotransmission.
  • To emphasize the role of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in neuropsychiatric disorders involving dopamine.
  • To explore the potential of gut microbiota as a therapeutic target for psychiatric conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of studies involving germ-free animals.
  • Analysis of research on rodents with induced intestinal dysbiosis (e.g., using antibiotics).
  • Inclusion of studies investigating the effects of probiotics on the microbiota-gut-brain axis.

Main Results:

  • Evidence strongly supports the microbiota-gut-brain axis's critical role in the physiopathology of neuropsychiatric disorders.
  • Alterations in gut microbiota are directly linked to compromised dopaminergic neurotransmission.
  • The mesocorticolimbic circuit's function in reward is significantly influenced by gut microbial status.

Conclusions:

  • The gut microbiota is a key factor in the development and progression of neuropsychiatric disorders.
  • The gut microbiota presents a promising target for novel therapeutic strategies in psychiatry.
  • Understanding the microbiota-gut-brain axis is essential for developing effective treatments for dopamine-related disorders.