Effect of combined consumption of Lactobacillus brevis KB290 and β-carotene on minor diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome-like symptoms in healthy subjects: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial.
- 2017-04-09
- RCT
- International journal of food sciences and nutrition 68(8)
- Nobuo Fuke
- Koichi Aizawa
- Hiroyuki Suganuma
- Tomohisa Takagi
- Yuji Naito
- PubMed: 28391736
- DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2017.1311843
- High evidence
- Clinical
The KB290 + βC group showed a significantly higher serum concentration of anti-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-10, compared with the placebo group.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- unspecified dose in capsule