TABLE 3. Studies investigating the effects of SCFAs on depressive-like behavior.

3-HAA: 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid; 3-HK: 3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid; 3-MT: 3-Methoxytyramine; 5-HIAA: 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; 5hmc: 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine; 5-HT: 5-Hydroxytryptamine; Ach4/H3: Acetylated Histone H3/4; Avpr2: Arginine Vasopressin Receptor 2; Casr: Calcium-Sensing Receptor; CMS: Chronic Mild Stress; Crhr2: Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor 2; CRS: Chronic Restraint Stress; CUMS: Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress; DA: Dopamine; Dcx: Dublecortin; Dnmt1: DNA (Cytosine-5)-Methyltransferase 1; DO-PAC: 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; Elkl: ETS Domain-Containing Protein; FRL: Flinders Sensitive Line; FSL: Flinders Resistant Line; FST: Forced Swim Test; Gal: Galanin; Gnai1: G Protein Subunit Alpha I1; Gnrhr: Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Receptor; Grm8: Glutamate Metabotropic Receptor 8; Hcnl: Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel 1; Hdac4: Histone Deacetylase 4; Htr2a: 5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptor 2A; HVA: Homovanillic Acid; Kcnh2: Potassium Voltage-Gated Channel Subfamily H Member 2; KYN: Kynurenine; Mtor: Mammalian Target of Rapamycin; NE: Norepinephrine; Notch3: Neurogenic Locus Notch Homolog Protein 3; OFT: Open Field Test; PFC: Prefrontal Cortex; Ppp2r2b: Protein Phosphatase 2 Regulatory Subunit Beta; Prkcc: Protein Kinase C Gamma; Sin3a: SIN3 Transcription Regulator Family Member A; Slc8a3: Solute Carrier Family 8 Member A3; SPT: Sucrose Preference Test; Tcf12: Transcription Factor 7-Like 2; TET1: Ten-Eleven Translocation 1; TRP: Tryptophan; TST: Tail Suspention Test; Ttr: Transthyretin; ZO-1: Zonula Occludens-1.

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