Bifidobacterium bifidum MAK53B66B and Reduced Lipid Peroxidation in Colonic Mucosa

• Suppressive effects of bifidobacteria on lipid peroxidation in the colonic mucosa of iron-overloaded mice.

  • 2001-07
  • Clinical Trial
  • Journal of Dairy Science 84(7)
  • • M. Ito
    • H. Sawada
    • K. Ohishi
    • Y. Yoshida
    • W. Yokoi
    • T. Watanabe
    • T. Yokokura

  • PubMed: 11467806
  • DOI: 10.3168/JDS.S0022-0302(01)74591-2

  1 Insight on

  • Reduced Lipid Peroxidation in Colonic Mucosa

  • Low evidence
  • Animal Study

  Oral administration of B. bifidum strain Yakult for 2 wk significantly decreased the level of lipid peroxide (thiobarbituric acid reactive substance) in the colonic mucosa of iron-overload mice.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes