Probiotic L. reuteri treatment in stressed rats improves maternal care and corrects corticosterone-BDNF-oxytocin balance offering insights for maternal postpartum distress treatment

Probiotic L. reuteri treatment in stressed rats improves maternal care and corrects corticosterone-BDNF-oxytocin balance offering insights for maternal postpartum distress treatment

Abstract Mothers experiencing depressive symptoms or gestational stress are at risk of developing maternal distress, which, in its most severe form, can progress to postpartum depression, profoundly affecting maternal well-being and infant care. Using a late-gestation restraint stress model, we inve...

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Main Authors: Ryma Benlakehal, Alessandra Gaetano, Rogatien Charlet, Hammou Bouwalerh, Virginie Cogez, Anne Harduin-Lepers, Boualem Sendid, Ferdinando Nicoletti, Stefania Maccari, Sara Morley-Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Gestational stress
Limosilactobacillus reuteri
Oxytocin and oxytocin receptor
BDNF
Corticosterone
Gut microbiota
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-05848-7
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