Acupuncture Modulation of the Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis in Major Depressive Disorder: Integrative Mechanisms, Emerging Evidence, and Future Therapeutic Perspectives

Jingwen Zhang, Linjing Wang, Shuai Shi, Zhihong Liu, Jiajie Niu, Jingwen Zhao, Chunying Wang

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DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s625743
Published: 2026-09
Container: Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
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@article{allodium:10.2147/ndt.s625743,
  title = {Acupuncture Modulation of the Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis in Major Depressive Disorder: Integrative Mechanisms, Emerging Evidence, and Future Therapeutic Perspectives},
  author = {Jingwen Zhang and Linjing Wang and Shuai Shi and Zhihong Liu and Jiajie Niu and Jingwen Zhao and Chunying Wang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment},
  doi = {10.2147/ndt.s625743},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s625743}
}

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AU  - Jingwen Zhao
AU  - Chunying Wang
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JO  - Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
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Zhang, J., Wang, L., Shi, S., Liu, Z., Niu, J., Zhao, J., & Wang, C. (2026). Acupuncture Modulation of the Microbiota–Gut–Brain Axis in Major Depressive Disorder: Integrative Mechanisms, Emerging Evidence, and Future Therapeutic Perspectives. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s625743

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