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CellWell record HH-45672

The Influence of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Probiotics on Hippocampal Inflammation and Glial Cells in a Chronic Anorexia Nervosa Rat Model

Thelen AC; Andreani N; Korten NM; Neumann M; Verspohl V; van Egmond M; Kneisel L; Voelz C; Blischke L; Baines JF; Baier J; Schumacher J; Kiessling F; Herpertz-Dahlmann B; Beyer C; Keller L; Seitz J; Trinh S

The International journal of eating disorders ยท 2026

In plain language

In a rat model of chronic anorexia nervosa, omega-3 fatty acids and probiotics reduced hippocampal neuroinflammation and microglial activation during starvation, with the omega-3 group showing significantly higher neuronal cell counts.

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