Bifidobacterium plantarum and No Change in C-Reactive Protein

• Probiotic intake and mental health in healthy working adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

  • 2026-01-08
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 350
  • BMC psychology 14(1)
  • • Sihem Ben Fredj
    • Hela Kechiche
    • Asma Chouchen
    • Imen Akkari
    • Rim Ghammam
    • Nawel Zammit
    • Nour Douss
    • Afef Skhiri
    • Maher Maoua
    • Jihen Maatoug
    • Imed Harrabi
    • Olfa El Maalel

  • PubMed: 41501907
  • DOI: 10.1186/s40359-025-03885-5

  8 Insights on

  • No Change in C-Reactive Protein

  • High evidence

  no statistically significant effects were observed for probiotic supplementation on the C-reactive protein levels, a marker of systemic inflammation.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No