Abstract
Rationale
Gut microbiota plays an important role in host metabolism. Antipsychotic drugs can result in metabolic abnormalities. Probiotics may ameliorate the antipsychotic drug-induced metabolic abnormalities by regulating gut microbiota.
Objective
To determine whether Bifidobacterium intervention can ameliorate olanzapine-induced weight increase.
Methods
Enrolled patients were assigned to either the olanzapine or olanzapine plus Bifidobacterium group. The following were assessed: body weight, body mass index (BMI), appetite, latency to increased appetite, and baseline weight increase of more than 7%. All assessments were conducted at baseline and at 4, 8, and 12 weeks of treatment.
Results
We enrolled 70 patients with schizophrenia or schizophrenic affective disorder, and 67 completed the study. Treatment for 4 weeks led to between-group differences in weight change (2.4 vs. 1.1 kg, p < 0.05) and BMI (0.9 vs. 0.4, p < 0.05). However, this difference disappeared at 8 and 12 weeks of treatment (both p > 0.05). The two groups did not differ in appetite increase at any time point (p > 0.05). The mean time from olanzapine initiation to appetite increase was also not significantly different between the two groups (t = 1.243, p = 0.220).
Conclusions
Probiotics may mitigate olanzapine-induced weight gain in the early stage of treatment and delay olanzapine-induced appetite increase.
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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (grant number 2016YFC1306900) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 81622018).
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Yang, Y., Long, Y., Kang, D. et al. Effect of Bifidobacterium on olanzapine-induced body weight and appetite changes in patients with psychosis. Psychopharmacology 238, 2449–2457 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-021-05866-z
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