Effects of probiotic supplementation on immune and inflammatory markers in athletes: an umbrella review and re-analysis of published meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials.
- 2026-02-26
- Meta-Analysis · n = 413
- PeerJ 14
- Lei Chen
- Aichun Li
- Wenhao Chen
- Junlai Zhou
- Yujia Kou
- PubMed: 41773190
- DOI: 10.7717/peerj.20809
- High evidence
- Rigorous Journal
Probiotic supplementation significantly increased secretory IgA (ES = 0.30, 95% CI [0.03-0.57], P = 0.031)
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes