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Comment
. 2018 Mar 6:10:54.
doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2018.00054. eCollection 2018.

Commentary: Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Cognitive Function and Metabolic Status in Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind and Controlled Trial

Friedrich Leblhuber  1 , Michael Egger  1 , Burkhard Schuetz  2 , Dietmar Fuchs  3
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Commentary: Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Cognitive Function and Metabolic Status in Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized, Double-Blind and Controlled Trial

Friedrich Leblhuber et al. Front Aging Neurosci. .
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Keywords: brain-gut-axis; cognitive decline; intestinal microbiota; neuroinflammation; tryptophan metabolism.

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Serum neopterin concentration (mean ± SEM) in patients suffering from cognitive decline grouped according to fecal S100A12 concentrations (p < 0.001), modified from Leblhuber et al. (2017).
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