Decreased Clostridium Abundance after Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Gut Microbiota of a Patient with Schizophrenia
Joint Authors
Miyaoka, Tsuyoshi
Hashioka, Sadayuki
Kanayama, Misako
Hayashida, Maiko
Inagaki, Masatoshi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-02-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Relationships between gut microbiota and various disease pathogeneses have been investigated, but those between the pathogeneses of mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, and gut microbiota have only recently attracted attention.
We observed a change in the gut microbiota of a patient with schizophrenia after administering electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
A 59-year-old woman was diagnosed with schizophrenia at 17 years of age and has been taking antipsychotic drugs since the diagnosis.
Clostridium, which occupied 86.5% of her bacterial flora, decreased to 72.5% after 14 ECT sessions, while Lactobacillus increased from 1.2% to 5.5%, and Bacteroides increased from 9.1% to 31.5%.
Previous studies have shown that Clostridium spp.
are increased in patients with schizophrenia compared with those in healthy individuals and that Clostridium is reduced after pharmacological treatment.
Our report is the first report on the gut microbiota of a patient with schizophrenia receiving ECT.
Our results indicate that studies focusing on Clostridium to clarify the pathogenesis of schizophrenia as well as potential therapeutic mechanisms may be beneficial.
However, further studies are needed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kanayama, Misako& Hayashida, Maiko& Hashioka, Sadayuki& Miyaoka, Tsuyoshi& Inagaki, Masatoshi. 2019. Decreased Clostridium Abundance after Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Gut Microbiota of a Patient with Schizophrenia. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kanayama, Misako…[et al.]. Decreased Clostridium Abundance after Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Gut Microbiota of a Patient with Schizophrenia. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143845
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kanayama, Misako& Hayashida, Maiko& Hashioka, Sadayuki& Miyaoka, Tsuyoshi& Inagaki, Masatoshi. Decreased Clostridium Abundance after Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Gut Microbiota of a Patient with Schizophrenia. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143845
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143845