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SUBMITTER: Yang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5377462 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Chun C Fujita Yuko Y Ren Qian Q Ma Min M Dong Chao C Hashimoto Kenji K
Scientific reports 20170403
Accumulating evidence suggests that abnormalities in the composition of the gut microbiota may play a role in the pathogenesis of depression. Although approximately 30% mice are resilient to chronic social defeat stress (CSDS), the role of gut microbiota in this stress resilience is unknown. In this study, male C57BL/6 mice were exposed to a different CD1 aggressor mouse for 10 min on 10 consecutive days. A social interaction test was applied to distinguish between resilient and susceptible mice ...[more]