# Immunoregulatory role of the gut microbiota in inflammatory depression

*PRI Rank #12 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Gut microbiota and health Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #12 |
| 18m citations | 124 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-024-47273-w |
| Corresponding authors | Ning Sun, Kerang Zhang |
| Institution | First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Gut microbiota and health Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/gut-microbiota-and-health/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41467-024-47273-w](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47273-w)

## Topics

inflammatory depression · Gut microbiome · treatment-resistant depression · Bacteroides · Clostridium · Short-chain fatty acids · Short-chain fatty acids · butanoate metabolism · Fecal microbiota transplantation · FMT · Clostridium butyricum · Intestinal barrier function · neuroinflammation · peripheral inflammatory factors · central inflammatory factors · depressive-like behaviors · anxiety-like behaviors · Probiotic therapy · SCFA-producing species

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