Marco Mairinger, Alexander Maget, Jolana Wagner-Skacel, Sabrina Mörkl, Nina Dalkner, Teresa Hellinger, Armin Birner, Frederike T Fellendorf, Martina Platzer, Kathrin Kreuzer, Robert Queissner, Bernd Reininghaus, Melanie Lenger, Karin Fabisch, Werner Fitz, Alexandra Kohlhammer-Dohr, Alexandra Krammer, Anna Katharina Holl, Annamaria Painold, Alfred Häussl, Tatjana Maria Stross, Franziska Schmiedhofer, Adelina Tmava-Berisha, Karoline Pahsini, Sabine Marinschek, Julian Wenninger, Carlo Hamm, René Pilz, Michael Lehofer, Omid Amouzadeh-Ghadikolai, Angela Horvath, Gudrun Kainz, Birgit Gallé, Timothy G Dinan, Mary I Butler, Eva Reininghaus, Susanne Bengesser
INTRODUCTION: Sleep disturbances are highly prevalent across most major psychiatric disorders. Alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, neuroimmune mechanisms, and circadian rhythm disturbances partially explain this connection. The gut microbiome is also suspected to play a role in sleep regulation, and recent studies suggest that certain probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and fecal microbiome transplantation can improve sleep quality. METHODS: We aimed to assess the relationship between gut-microbiota composition, psychiatric disorders, and sleep quality in this cross-sectional, cross-disorder study...
June 15, 2023: Neuropsychobiology