Lactobacillus helveticus VPro 13 and Reduced Cortisol Levels

• Assessment of psychotropic-like properties of a probiotic formulation (Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175) in rats and human subjects

  • 2010-10-26
  • RCT
  • British Journal of Nutrition 105(5)
  • • M. Messaoudi
    • Robert Lalonde
    • Nicolas Violle
    • H. Javelot
    • D. Desor
    • A. Nejdi
    • J. Bisson
    • C. Rougeot
    • M. Pichelin
    • M. Cazaubiel
    • J-M Cazaubiel

  • PubMed: 20974015
  • DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510004319

  13 Insights on

  • Reduced Cortisol Levels

  • High evidence
  • Highly Cited
  • Mixed

  Daily subchronic administration of PF significantly ... alleviated psychological distress in volunteers, as measured ... by the UFC level (P < 0·05)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes