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The Emerging Role of Human Gut Bacteria Extracellular Vesicles in Mental Disorders and Developing New Pharmaceuticals

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Nicotine exposure in adolescence triggers the activation and subsequent damage of microglia in the dentate gyrus and promotes depression later in life

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Lacticaseibacillus casei ATCC334 Ameliorates Radiation‐Induced Intestinal Injury in Rats by Targeting Microbes and Metabolites

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Advances in molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies for central nervous system diseases based on gut microbiota imbalance

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Related Effects of Methamphetamine on the Intestinal Barrier via Cytokines, and Potential Mechanisms by Which Methamphetamine May Occur on the Brain-Gut Axis

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Gut Microbiota from Short-Chain Chlorinated Paraffin-Exposed Mice Promotes Astrocyte Activation by Disrupting the Intestinal Tight Junction via Zonulin Upregulation

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