A reader asked me to do an update of my 2016 post Psychoactive Probiotics! There has been a lot of recent literature as shown on PubMed. Note that often these are strain specific and not generalized for species cited below. If you cannot find the strains specified in the studies, it may be worthwhile trying different brands of the species (with the most studied species being most probable).
Excessive Dopamine may be associated with: Mania or Hypomania, Psychosis, Substance Use Disorders, Hyperactivity and Impulsivity, Tics and Tourette Syndrome, Sleep Disorders, Huntington’s Disease and Excessive Reward Seeking Behavior. Insufficient dopamine may be associated with: Parkinson’s Disease, Depression, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Drug Addiction and Substance Use Disorders, Restless Legs Syndrome, Schizophrenia and Huntington’s Disease.
- See also: Psychoactive Probiotics! – 2024 Update for GABA
- See also: Psychoactive Probiotics! – 2024 Update for Glutamate
Catalog
- Akkermansia muciniphila
- Bacillus clausii
- Bacillus coagulans
- Bacillus licheniformis
- Bifidobacterium animalis
- Bifidobacterium bifidum
- Clostridium butyricum
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Enterococcus faecium
- Dietary supplementation with probiotics promotes weight loss by reshaping the gut microbiome and energy metabolism in obese dogs [2024]
- Dopamine production in Enterococcus faecium: A microbial endocrinology-based mechanism for the selection of probiotics based on neurochemical-producing potential [2018]
- Probiotic attributes, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuromodulatory effects of Enterococcus faecium CFR 3003: in vitro and in vivo evidence [2015]
- Lactobacillus fermentum
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- Lactobacillus plantarum CCFM405 against Rotenone-Induced Parkinson’s Disease Mice via Regulating Gut Microbiota and Branched-Chain Amino Acids Biosynthesis [2023]
- Lactobacillus plantarum-derived postbiotics prevent Salmonella-induced neurological dysfunctions by modulating gut-brain axis in mice [2022]
- Bi-directional elucidation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (RTA 8) intervention on the pathophysiology of gut-brain axis during Salmonella brain infection [2022]
- Lactobacillus plantarum DP189 prevents cognitive dysfunction in D-galactose/AlCl3 induced mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease via modulating gut microbiota and PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β signaling pathway [2021]
- Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PS128 Alleviates Exaggerated Cortical Beta Oscillations and Motor Deficits in the 6-Hydroxydopamine Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease [2021]
- Lactobacillus plantarum DR7 Modulated Bowel Movement and Gut Microbiota Associated with Dopamine and Serotonin Pathways in Stressed Adults [2020]
- Psychotropic effects of Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 in early life-stressed and naïve adult mice [2016]
- Alteration of behavior and monoamine levels attributable to Lactobacillus plantarum PS128 in germ-free mice [2016]
- Lactobacillus reuteri
- Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus
- Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus TF318 prevents depressive behavior in rats by inhibiting HPA-axis hyperactivity and upregulating BDNF expression [2023]
- Ingestion of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Fmb14 prevents depression-like behavior and brain neural activity via the microbiota-gut-brain axis in colitis mice [2023]
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus Probio-M9 Improves the Quality of Life in Stressed Adults by Gut Microbiota [2021]
- Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) and prebiotic prevent neonatal inflammation-induced visceral hypersensitivity in adult rats [2014]
- Saccharomyces boulardii
Warnimgs:
The following appears to reduce dopamine
Lacticaseibacillus casei LA205 and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei LA903 REDUCES Dopamine [2023]
Lactobacillus delbrueckii [2021]
Lactobacillus plantarum DR7 [2019] but increases serotonin
Bifidobacterium CECT 7765 [2017]
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