The Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Cytokine Modulation in Athletes After a Bout of Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- 2025-05-22
- Systematic Review · n = 19
- Sports medicine - open 11(1)
- Diego Aparicio-Pascual
- Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez
- José Francisco Tornero-Aguilera
- Alejandro Rubio-Zarapuz
- PubMed: 40402402
- DOI: 10.1186/s40798-025-00860-7
- High evidence
Probiotic supplementation significantly increased the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 (IL-10) (SMD = 0.43; 95% CI 0.25-0.61; I2 = 0%).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes