The Microbiome: A New Target for Research and Treatment of Schizophrenia and its Resistant Presentations? A Systematic Literature Search and Review

• Main Authors: Alessandro Cuomo (Author), Giuseppe Maina (Author), Gianluca Rosso (Author), Bruno Beccarini Crescenzi (Author), Simone Bolognesi (Author), Angela Di Muro (Author), Nicola Giordano (Author), Arianna Goracci (Author), Stephen M. Neal (Author), Maria Nitti (Author), Fulvio Pieraccini (Author), Andrea Fagiolini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The gastrointestinal system hosts roughly 1,800 distinct phyla and about 40,000 bacterial classes, which are known as microbiota, and which are able to influence the brain. For instance, microbiota can also influence the immune response through the activation of the immune system or thro...