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The Role of Gut Microbiota-Brain Axis in Pathophysiology of ADHD: A Systematic Review
Salman Shirvani-Rad1,2, Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed1, Fateme Ettehad Marvasti1
1Obesity and Eating Habits Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Objective:
The main goal of this systematic review is to summarize evidences regarding alterations of microbial composition in ADHD cases and uncover underlying mechanisms.
Methods:
A comprehensive search was conducted on PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases up to March 2021. All the observational studies including case-control, cross-sectional, and cohorts investigating the correlations between the gut microbiota and ADHD in both adults and children were included.
Results:
We found eight eligible studies. Enterococcus, Bifidobacterium, and Odoribacter were increased which may lead to impaired dopamine related functions in CNS. Moreover, decrease of Faecalibacterium frequency in ADHD could result in higher permeability and crossing of inflammatory cytokines. Regarding the short chain fatty acids-producing bacteria, Ruminococcaceae family decreased and Bacteroides uniformis and Bacteroides ovatus species increased.
Conclusion:
Gut microbiota correlation with ADHD and its underlying mechanisms could open new windows for developing novel therapies of ADHD by manipulating microbiota.
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