Hirami lemon ( var. ) modulates the gut-brain axis in a chronic mild stress-induced depression mouse model

• Published in: Food & function Vol. 14; no. 16; pp. 7535 - 7549
• Main Authors: Tsai, Po-Heng, Wu, Pei-Chen, Li, Hui-Ru, Senthil Kumar, K. J, Wang, Sheng-Yang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 14.08.2023
• Subjects: Antidepressants; Anxiety; Citrus depressa; Citrus fruits; Citrus reticulata; Dysbacteriosis; Essential oils; Flavones; Fruits; Hesperidin; Indigenous species; Intestinal microflora; Lemons; Limonene; Linalool; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Microbiomes; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Oral administration; p-Cymene; Qualitative analysis; Tangeretin; Terpenes; Terpinene; Terpineol; Terpinolene; α-Pinene

Citrus reticulata var. depressa , commonly known as Hirami lemon, is a native citrus species found in Taiwan and Okinawa islands of Japan. While several Citrus species are known to possess antidepressant activity by modulating the gut microbiota, the antidepressant effect of Hirami lemon and its und...