Lactobacillus helveticus VPro 13 and Reduced Low-Density Lipoprotein Level

• Functional Probiotic Characterization and In Vivo Cholesterol-Lowering Activity of Lactobacillus helveticus Isolated from Fermented Cow Milk.

  • 2016-10-28
  • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 26(10)
  • • Karthiyaini Damodharan
    • S. Palaniyandi
    • S. Yang
    • J. Suh

  • PubMed: 27435541
  • DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1603.03005

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Low-Density Lipoprotein Level

  • Low evidence

  Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in both HCD-KII13 and HCD-*L.ac* groups were decreased by 13% and 11%, respectively, compared with the HCD group (both, *p* < 0.05).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes