Effects of a Lactobacillus salivarius probiotic intervention on infection, cold symptom duration and severity, and mucosal immunity in endurance athletes.
- 2012-08
- RCT · n = 66
- International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism 22(4)
- M. Gleeson
- N. Bishop
- Marta Oliveira
- T. McCauley
- P. Tauler
- C. Lawrence
- PubMed: 22645171
- DOI: 10.1123/IJSNEM.22.4.235
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
- Athletes
Saliva IgA; and lysozyme concentrations did not change over the course of the study and were not different on PRO compared with PLA.
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No