Lactobacillus reuteri UALre-16 and Improved Immune Function

• Lactobacillus reuteri KT260178 Supplementation Reduced Morbidity of Piglets Through Its Targeted Colonization, Improvement of Cecal Microbiota Profile, and Immune Functions

  • 2019-01-18
  • RCT · n = 60
  • Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins 12(1)
  • • Jiajun Yang
    • Chonglong Wang
    • Linqing Liu
    • Min-hong Zhang

  • PubMed: 30659502
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12602-019-9514-3

  6 Insights on

  • Improved Immune Function

  • Low evidence
  • Animal Study

  This study investigated dietary L. reuteri supplementation on the growth and health-including immune status-of piglets... L. reuteri supplementation also improved body antioxidant status and immune function relative to control animals.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate