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Treated LNB, compared to untreated LNB and treated NNB mice, had significantly reduced plasma LPS as well as a microbiome showing a decreased inferred potential to synthesise short-chain fatty acids and degrade TRP.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S092427082500016X_as4\">\n\t    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>These findings support the role of altered serotonergic mechanisms, inflammatory processes, and gut microbiome involvement in compulsive-like behavioural rigidity. 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