Therefore, this study aimed to examine the effect of Lactobacillus (Lactiplantibacillus) plantarum P72, isolated as a strain suppressing lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of TNF-α in Caco2 cells, on DA and insomnia in immobilization stress (IS)- or cultured fecal microbiota (cFM)-treated mice. The gene discussed is TNF; the disease is insomnia.