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. 2023 Aug 14;11(8):2083. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11082083

Table 1.

Metabolites involved in migraine pain reduction and microbes associated with the production of these metabolites.

Produced Metabolite Connected Bacteria
Butyrate Faecalibacterium prausnitzii,
Coprococus spp.,
Roseburia spp.,
Lachnosiraceae spp.,
Clostridial Clusters IV and XIVa and
Eubacterium hallii,
Propionate Bacteroides vulgatus,
B. uniformis,
Alistipes putredinis,
Prevotella copri,
Roseburia inulinivorans,
Veilonella spp., and
Akkermansia mucinophila
GABA and acetylcholine Lactobacillus spp. and
Bifidobacterium ssp.
Serotonin Holdemania spp.,
Tyzzerella spp.,
Desulfovibrio spp.,
Yersinia spp.,
Bacillus spp.,
Clostridium spp.,
Ruminococcus spp.,
Enterococcus spp.,
Streptococcus spp., and
Escherichia coli
Tryptophan Actinobacteria spp.,
Firmicutes spp.,
Bacteroidetes spp.,
Proteobacteria spp. and
Fusobacteria spp.