Effects of Probiotics as Adjunctive Therapy to Fluoxetine on Depression Severity and Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Cortisol, and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

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Although BDNF levels increased in the probiotic group, these changes did not reach statistical significance.

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