Аннтотация
© 2018 Media Sphera Publishing Group. All rights reserved. The review gives the definition and conditions of assigning a biological agent to probiotics, the mechanisms of action of probiotics and microbiota on the activity of the central nervous system, as well as the main biologically active amines synthesized by the microbiota. It considers the neuroendocrine effects of probiotics and microbiota and their role in the pathogenesis of obesity and diabetes. The authors summarize the studies that prove the impact of the microbiota on metabolic processes via synthesis of vitamins B and D and the ensuing prospects for their therapeutic application.