Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis and Reduced Hepatic Steatosis

• An exopolysaccharide-rich fraction from Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis MG741 ameliorates high-fat diet-induced MASLD by enhancing intestinal barrier function.

  • 2026-04
  • International journal of biological macromolecules 359
  • • Hee-Jin Kim
    • Hee-Kyoung Son
    • Yu Ra Lee
    • Yejin Ahn
    • Hye-Bin Lee
    • Ji-Yeon Lee
    • Miri Park
    • Jae-Ho Park
    • Ho-Young Park

  • PubMed: 41937014
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2026.151802

  6 Insights on

  • Reduced Hepatic Steatosis

  • Low evidence

  EPS-BL also attenuated hepatic triglyceride accumulation, accompanied by suppression of lipogenesis-related proteins.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate