Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 and Reduced Oxidative Stress

• Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 – an antimicrobial and antioxidative probiotic

  • 2009-01
  • Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease 21(1)
  • • M. Mikelsaar
    • M. Zilmer

  • PubMed: 19381356
  • DOI: 10.1080/08910600902815561

  7 Insights on

  • Reduced Oxidative Stress

  • Low evidence
  • Highly Cited

  ...improved the composition of the low-density lipid particles (LDL) and post-prandial lipids as well as oxidative stress status...

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

• Collection of human bacteria at University of Tartu, Estonia.

  • 2026-02-12
  • Microbiology resource announcements 15(2)
  • • Reet Mändar
    • Hugo Mändar
    • Tiiu Rööp
    • Marika Mikelsaar

  • PubMed: 41432456
  • DOI: 10.1128/mra.00758-25

  5 Insights on

  • Reduced Oxidative Stress

  • Low evidence

  The consumption of Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 has been shown to decrease lipid peroxidation and increase the activity of antioxidant enzymes in humans, indicating improved antioxidant status.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate