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Antibiotic cocktail (ABX) and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) models were employed to validate the direct role of the gut microbiota, while mixed probiotic gavage was used for intervention evaluation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Cae-injected mice presented typical CP symptoms and significant anxiety- and depression-like behaviors. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed altered gut microbiota composition in CP mice, with a reduced abundance of\n                      <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                      and enrichment of\n                      <jats:italic>Helicobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                      . ABX and FMT experiments confirmed that the CP-derived gut microbiota can independently induce anxiety\/depression-like behaviors. In CP mice, Serum corticosterone and its metabolite levels were significantly increased in CP mice. CP-induced microbiota dysbiosis can induce the downregulation of intestinal barrier and blood\u2013brain barrier functions, increase inflammatory levels, and extensively dysregulate neurotransmitter transmission in the brain. Treatment with mixed probiotics improved anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in CP mice.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>CP promotes anxiety- and depression-like behaviors in mice by inducing gut microbiota dysbiosis. 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