Review Article

The Role of Gut Microbiota in Various Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders—An Evidence Mapping Based on Quantified Evidence

Table 2

Characteristics of included systematic reviews.

Author and yearStudy designSearch dateNumber of studies includedDesign and number of included studiesSampleMicrobiology assessmentDiseaseParticipants ()

Wang, N. et al. 2022 [37]MetaAugust 24, 20218Case-controlFecal 816S rRNA gene sequencing 7
Shotgun metagenomics sequencing
ADHD316
Valido, E. et al. 2022 [38]SRApril 07, 20216Case-control16S rRNA 5
ASV clustering taxa assignment 1
SCI246
Shirvani-Rad, S. et al. 2022 [39]SRMarch, 20218Cohort 2
Case-control 6
ADHD53886
Payen, A. et al. 2022 [17]MetaJanuary 2021 to April 20215Case-controlFecal16S rRNA 4
Shotgun metagenomic sequencing 1
ADHD1134
McGuinness,A. J.et al. 2022 [52]SRDecember, 202144Case-controlMDD2086
BD1004
SCZ1827
Hung, C. C. et al. 2022 [40]MetaJanuary 2000 to August 202111Case-control16S rRNA gene sequencing 11AD805
Guido, G. et al. 2022 [18]SRJanuary, 20222Case-control studyFecalStroke174
González Cordero, E. M. et al. 2022 [41]SRJanuary 2016 to May 20208Case-control 4
Longitudinal 4
AD164182
Gkougka, D. et al. 2022 [19]SRDecember 31, 202011Case-control studies 10ADHD54093
Andreo-Martínez, P. et al. 2022 [42]MetaJanuary 27, 202018Case-controlASD998
Vindegaard, N. et al. 2021 [20]SRJanuary 17, 201917Case-control 17SCZ
BD
MDD
1364
Sun, J. et al. 2021 [21]SRFebruary 20219Case-control 8 randomized trial 1Both 16S sequencing and shotgun metagenomic sequencing 2 16S-based approaches alone 6
Metagenomic sequencing 1
ALS630
Sukmajaya, A. C. et al. 2021 [22]SR2017-2020616S rRNA sequencing 4
DNA amplification 1 shotgun metagenomic sequencing 1
ADHD407
Sublette, M. E. et al. 2021 [43]SRJanuary 7, 202013Case-controlBD759
Simpson, C. A. et al. 2021 [23]SRMarch 202026Case-control studyMDDNA
Shen, T. et al. 2021 [44]MetaAugust 202015Case-control studiesFecalQuantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) 1 next-generation sequencing (NGS) technique.13PD1703
Sharma, V. et al. 2021 [24]SRJanuary 1, 1990 to March 22, 202073Case-control 8
Cohort 27
Clinical trial 1
Metagenomics (human) 11
Other (cross-sectional and experimental) 26
StrokeNA
Romano, S. et al. 2021 [7]MetaMarch 29, 202010Case-controlPD1203
Plassais, J. et al. 2021 [25]MetaJune 30, 20205NAMS303
7NAPD1067
Nikolova, V. L.et al. 2021 [45]MetaJanuary 27, 202159Case-control studies16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencingMDD930
BD465
SCZ699
GAD84
AN211
PTSD18
OCD59
ADHD19
Knudsen, J. K.et al. 2021 [26]SRNovember 13, 2020.17Case-controlMDD1520
Jurek, L. et al. 2021 [53]SR31Case-controlStool samples 25
Urine samples 2
Intestinal biopsies 4
16S-targeted metagenomics 18
Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 10
The FISH (fluorescent in situ hybridization) 1 extended-culture (culturomics) 10
ASD3002
3ADHD84
Faber, W. et al. 2021 [13]SR14Case-controlMS10
SCI4
Chen, L. L. et al. 2021 [46]SRFebruary 13, 202069Case-controlMarker-gene analysis methods 86% metagenome analysis 9%ADHDNA
GADNA
ASDNA
BDNA
EDNA
MDDNA
PTSDNA
SCZNA
Tucker, R. M.et al. 2020 [27]SR2000-201921Case-controlUBT 3 stool antigen 1 serology 17PD48484
Sanada, K. et al. 2020 [28]MetaOctober 24, 201910Observational16S rRNA gene sequencing 9
Metaproteomics: phylogenetic analysis 1
MDD701
Nuzum, N. D. et al. 2020 [47]SRMay 27, 2018 to May 24, 201913Case-controlNext-generation sequencing 11PD1587
Mirza, A. et al. 2020 [54]SRJanuary 1, 2008 to august 24, 201910Pilot study 3
Case-control 7
Stool 9 duodenal mucosa 116S rRNA 10MS582
Kraeuter, A. K. et al. 2020 [48]SRFebruary 14, 20199Case-controlFecal sampleSCZ594
Iglesias-Vázquez, L. et al. 2020 [29]MetaFebruary, 202018Case-controlPyrosequencing 6
PCR 10
Culture 2
ASD897
Ho, L. K. H. et al. 2020 [30]SRSeptember 2017, August 2018, and April 201926Case-controlFecal 22
Gastric and duodenal fluids 1
Duodenal biopsy 1
Blood biopsy from colon1
Biopsy from ileum and cecum 1
ASD1237
Doulberis, M.et al. 2020 [31]SROctober 17, 201824Randomized controlled trial 1
Prospective cohort study 9
Retrospective cohort study 4
Cross-sectional study 2
Case-control study 8
AD10447
Bundgaard-Nielsen, C. et al. 2020 [49]SRJuly 22, 201924Case-controlMetagenomic sequencing 2 sequencing of the 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) gene 22ASD1323
ADHD270
Bezawada, N. et al. 2020 [32]SR1966 to July 201928Case-controlFecal samples 24 mucosal biopsies 416S r RNA 18 microbial analysis 4 quantitative real-time amplification of bacterial DNA (qPCR), 4 both qPCR and 16S rRNA sequencing techniques 1 fluorescent insitu hybridisation 1ASD1680
Barandouzi, Z. A. et al. 2020 [33]SRJanuary 2000 to June 20199Cross-sectional 8
Partially blinded observational study 1
16S rRNA 9MDD707
Xu, M. et al. 2019 [34]MetaJuly 20179Cohort 1
NA: 8
Fecal 9FISH (Cy3-labeled 16S rRNA probes)
Pyrosequencing 5
QPCR (various bacterial primers)
Culture (colony-forming units) 2
ASD421
Martínez-González, A. E.et al. 2019 [50]SRBetween 2012 and February 201916Case-controlStoolSequencing of the 16S rRNAASD508
Liu, F.et al. 2019 [55]SRMarch, 201816Case-controlFecal, 12
Rectal biopsy 1
Ileal and cecal biopsies 1
16S rRNA 12, quantitative real-time PCR 4ASD664
Lacorte, E. et al. 2019 [51]SRApril, 201910NAStoolNAADHD114
ASD757
Cheung, S. G. et al. 2019 [56]SRFebruary 28, 20186Case-controlStoolMDD392
Boertien, J. M. et al. 2019 [35]SR16Case-control16S 13 qPCR of selected taxa 2
Shotgun meta genomics 1
PD1804
Schwensen, H. F. et al. 2018 [36]SRAugust 27, 201710Cross-sectional 6 longitudinal 2 case report 1 case series 1Feces samples16S reverse transcriptase-PCR 7
16S reverse transcriptase-PCR and 23S rRNA gene 1
NA 2
AN731

Abbreviations: AD: Alzheimer’s disease, ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder:, ALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ASD: autism spectrum disorder, AN: anorexia nervosa, BD: bipolar disorder, ED: eating disorder; GAD: generalized anxiety disorder, NA: not available, MDD: major depressive disorder, MS: multiple sclerosis, OCD: obsessive compulsive disorder, PD: Parkinson’s disease, PTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder, SCI: spinal cord injury, SCZ: schizophrenia, SR: systematic review.