Bifidobacterium plantarum and Reduced Toxicity

• A detoxifying multi-strain probiotic formula attenuates toxicity induced by heavy metals and phthalates.

  • 2026-06
  • Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) 233
  • • Rui Xiao
    • Yaqi Yu
    • Deshan Ning
    • Zehua Chen
    • Chuguang Ning
    • Leilei Yu
    • Shumao Cui
    • Jianxin Zhao
    • Gang Wang
    • Yong Zhou
    • Xing Jin

  • PubMed: 41956665
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.119002

  4 Insights on

  • Reduced Toxicity

  • Low evidence
  • Animal Study

  In Pb/Cd exposure models, probiotic treatment enhanced fecal metal elimination from week 2 onward, reduced tissue burdens in liver, kidney, and bone, and partially restored Ca/Fe/Zn/Mn homeostasis.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large