Saw palmetto and benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- 2004-01
- Review
- The American journal of Chinese medicine 32(03)
- Edward M Gong
- Glenn S Gerber
- PubMed: 15344416
- DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x04001989
- Low evidence
Supplement Research Feed
The latest peer-reviewed supplement and nutrition research, newest first — each study linked to the supplements and health outcomes it covers.
Pycnogenol, French maritime pine bark extract, improves endothelial function of hypertensive patients.
- 2004-01
- RCT · n = 58
- Life sciences 74(7)
- Ximing Liu
- Junping Wei
- Fengsen Tan
- Shengming Zhou
- Gudrun Würthwein
- Peter Rohdewald
- PubMed: 14659974
- DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.07.037
8 Insights on- High evidence
Comparison of the incidence of virulence determinants and antibiotic resistance between Enterococcus faecium strains of dairy, animal and clinical origin.
- 2003-12
- International Journal of Food Microbiology 88(2-3)
- L. Mannu
- A. Paba
- E. Daga
- R. Comunian
- S. Zanetti
- I. Dupré
- L. Sechi
- PubMed: 14597001
- DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00191-0
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistances in Enterococcus faecium.
- 2003-12
- International Journal of Food Microbiology 88(2-3)
- I. Klare
- C. Konstabel
- D. Badstübner
- G. Werner
- W. Witte
- PubMed: 14597000
- DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00190-9
3 Insights on- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Immunostimulant properties of a cell wall-modified whole Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain administered by diet to seabream (Sparus aurata L.).
- 2003-12
- RCT
- Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology 96(3-4)
- A. Rodríguez
- A. Cuesta
- J. Ortuño
- M. Esteban
- J. Meseguer
- PubMed: 14592731
- DOI: 10.1016/J.VETIMM.2003.07.001
4 Insights on- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Safety aspects of enterococci from the medical point of view.
- 2003-12
- International Journal of Food Microbiology 88(2-3)
- F. Kayser
- PubMed: 14596998
- DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(03)00188-0
3 Insights on- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Immune enhancement in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by potential probiotic bacteria (Lactobacillus rhamnosus).
- 2003-11
- Clinical Trial
- Fish & Shellfish Immunology 15(5)
- Sami Nikoskelainen
- A. Ouwehand
- G. Bylund
- S. Salminen
- E. Lilius
- PubMed: 14550670
- DOI: 10.1016/S1050-4648(03)00023-8
5 Insights on- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
- Animal Study
Protection of bifidobacteria encapsulated in polysaccharide-protein gel beads against gastric juice and bile.
- 2003-11
- Journal of Food Protection 66(11)
- D. Guérin
- J. Vuillemard
- M. Subirade
- PubMed: 14627286
- DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.11.2076
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
An In Vitro Study of the Probiotic Potential of a Bile-Salt-Hydrolyzing Lactobacillus fermentum Strain, and Determination of Its Cholesterol-Lowering Properties
- 2003-08
- Applied and Environmental Microbiology 69(8)
- Dora I A Pereira
- A. McCartney
- G. Gibson
- PubMed: 12902267
- DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.8.4743-4752.2003
7 Insights on- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Dietary supplementation of fermented soybean, natto, suppresses intimal thickening and modulates the lysis of mural thrombi after endothelial injury in rat femoral artery.
- 2003-07
- Life Sciences 73(10)
- Yasuhiro Suzuki
- K. Kondo
- Y. Matsumoto
- Bingshun Zhao
- K. Otsuguro
- T. Maeda
- Y. Tsukamoto
- T. Urano
- K. Umemura
- PubMed: 12850244
- DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(03)00426-0
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Effects of milk products fermented by Bifidobacterium longum on blood lipids in rats and healthy adult male volunteers.
- 2003-07
- RCT · n = 32
- Journal of Dairy Science 86(7)
- J. Xiao
- S. Kondo
- N. Takahashi
- K. Miyaji
- K. Oshida
- A. Hiramatsu
- K. Iwatsuki
- S. Kokubo
- A. Hosono
- PubMed: 12906063
- DOI: 10.3168/JDS.S0022-0302(03)73839-9
13 Insights on- Improved Lipid Profile
- Reduced Total Cholesterol Levels
- Reduced Serum Cholesterol Levels
- Stable HDL Cholesterol Levels
- Reduced Serum Triglycerides
- Reduced Blood Cholesterol
- Reduced Serum Total Cholesterol Levels
- Reduced Triglycerides
- Reduced LDL Cholesterol
- Reduced Low-Density Lipoprotein Level
- Stable High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Level
- Reduced Triglyceride Levels
- Improved Serum Lipids
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Lactobacillus crispatus Capsules: Single-Use Safety Study in the Macaca nemestrina Model
- 2003-07
- Clinical Trial · n = 10
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases 30(7)
- D. Patton
- Y. C. Cosgrove Sweeney
- M. Antonio
- L. Rabe
- S. Hillier
- PubMed: 12838085
- DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200307000-00007
3 Insights on- Low evidence
- Animal Study
Effects of Solanum melongena (garden egg) on some visual functions of visually active Igbos of Nigeria.
- 2003-06
- Clinical Trial
- Journal of ethnopharmacology 86(2-3)
- S A Igwe
- D N Akunyili
- C Ogbogu
- PubMed: 12738076
- DOI: 10.1016/s0378-8741(02)00364-1
6 Insights on- Moderate evidence
Preparation of spent brewer's yeast beta-glucans with a potential application as an immunostimulant for black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon.
- 2003-05
- Bioresource Technology 88(1)
- M. Suphantharika
- P. Khunrae
- P. Thanardkit
- C. Verduyn
- PubMed: 12573564
- DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(02)00257-2
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Probiotic and milk technological properties of Lactobacillus brevis.
- 2003-05
- International Journal of Food Microbiology 83(1)
- Elina Rönkä
- Erja Malinen
- M. Saarela
- M. Rinta-Koski
- J. Aarnikunnas
- A. Palva
- PubMed: 12672593
- DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00315-X
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Persistence of Colonization of Intestinal Mucosa by a Probiotic Strain, Lactobacillus casei subsp. rhamnosus Lcr35, after Oral Consumption
- 2003-03
- RCT · n = 12
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology 41(3)
- C. de Champs
- Nathalie Maroncle
- Damien Balestrino
- C. Rich
- C. Forestier
- PubMed: 12624065
- DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.1270-1273.2003
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Oral use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 and L. fermentum RC-14 significantly alters vaginal flora: randomized, placebo-controlled trial in 64 healthy women.
- 2003-03
- RCT · n = 64
- FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology 35(2)
- G. Reid
- D. Charbonneau
- J. Erb
- B. Kochanowski
- D. Beuerman
- Russ Poehner
- A. Bruce
- PubMed: 12628548
- DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(02)00465-0
11 Insights on- Improved Vaginal Flora
- Reduced Asymptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis
- Increased Vaginal Lactobacilli Colonization
- Reduced Vaginal Yeast Levels
- Reduced Vaginal Coliforms
- Restored Vaginal Flora
- Reduced Vaginal Coliform Levels
- Reduced Vaginal Yeast Infections
- Reduced Vaginal Yeast Colonization
- Increased Vaginal Lactobacilli Levels
- Increased Vaginal Lactobacilli Presence
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Probiotic properties of human lactobacilli strains to be used in the gastrointestinal tract.
- 2003-03
- Journal of Applied Microbiology 94(3)
- M. F. Fernández
- S. Boris
- C. Barbés
- PubMed: 12588553
- DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-2672.2003.01850.X
6 Insights on- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
The antimicrobial properties of different strains of Lactobacillus spp. isolated from kefir.
- 2003-01
- Systematic and Applied Microbiology 26(3)
- Antonio Santos
- M. Mauro
- A. Sanchez
- J. Torres
- D. Marquina
- PubMed: 14529186
- DOI: 10.1078/072320203322497464
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
Divergent Patterns of Colonization and Immune Response Elicited from Two Intestinal Lactobacillus Strains That Display Similar Properties In Vitro
- 2003-01
- Clinical Trial
- Infection and Immunity 71(1)
- N. Ibnou‐Zekri
- S. Blum
- E. Schiffrin
- T. von der Weid
- PubMed: 12496193
- DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.1.428-436.2003
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
- Animal Study
A prospective randomised study of the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 299V on indices of gut barrier function in elective surgical patients.
- 2002-12
- RCT · n = 129
- Gut 51(6)
- C E McNaught
- N P Woodcock
- J MacFie
- C J Mitchell
- PubMed: 12427785
- DOI: 10.1136/gut.51.6.827
3 Insights on- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
- Rigorous Journal
Effect of Lactobacillus plantarum 299v on cardiovascular disease risk factors in smokers.
- 2002-12
- RCT · n = 36
- The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 76(6)
- M. Naruszewicz
- M. Johansson
- D. Zapolska-Downar
- H. Bukowska
- PubMed: 12450890
- DOI: 10.1093/AJCN/76.6.1249
8 Insights on- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Effect of Lactobacillus plantarum 299v on colonic fermentation and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
- 2002-11
- Clinical Trial
- Digestive diseases and sciences 47(11)
- S Sen
- M M Mullan
- T J Parker
- J T Woolner
- S A Tarry
- J O Hunter
- PubMed: 12452404
- DOI: 10.1023/a:1020597001460
4 Insights on- High evidence
- Highly Cited
- Rigorous Journal
Effect of different probiotic preparations on anti-Helicobacter pylori therapy-related side effects: a parallel group, triple blind, placebo-controlled study
- 2002-11
- RCT · n = 85
- The American Journal of Gastroenterology 97(11)
- F. Cremonini
- S. Caro
- M. Covino
- A. Armuzzi
- M. Gabrielli
- L. Santarelli
- E. Nista
- G. Cammarota
- G. Gasbarrini
- A. Gasbarrini
- PubMed: 12425542
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2002.07063.x
5 Insights on- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Effect of Lactobacillus johnsonii La1 and antioxidants on intestinal flora and bacterial translocation in rats with experimental cirrhosis.
- 2002-10
- RCT · n = 66
- Journal of Hepatology 37(4)
- M. Chiva
- G. Soriano
- I. Rochat
- C. Peralta
- F. Rochat
- T. Llovet
- B. Mirelis
- E. Schiffrin
- C. Guarner
- Joaquím Balanzó
- PubMed: 12217598
- DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(02)00142-3
6 Insights on- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
- Animal Study
Immune protection mediated by the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 (DR20) against Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in mice.
- 2002-09
- Clinical Trial
- FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology 34(1)
- Q. Shu
- H. Gill
- PubMed: 12208607
- DOI: 10.1111/J.1574-695X.2002.TB00603.X
7 Insights on- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
- Animal Study
[Phytotherapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Current evidence-based evaluation].
- 2002-09
- Review
- Der Urologe. Ausg. A 41(5)
- K Dreikorn
- R Berges
- L Pientka
- U Jonas
- PubMed: 12426861
- DOI: 10.1007/s00120-002-0234-y
- Low evidence
Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota suppresses serum immunoglobulin E and immunoglobulin G1 responses and systemic anaphylaxis in a food allergy model
- 2002-04
- Clinical & Experimental Allergy 32(4)
- K. Shida
- R. Takahashi
- E. Iwadate
- K. Takamizawa
- H. Yasui
- Takehito Sato
- S. Habu
- S. Hachimura
- S. Kaminogawa
- PubMed: 11972603
- DOI: 10.1046/j.0954-7894.2002.01354.x
- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
No effect of oral treatment with an intestinal bacterial strain, Lactobacillus rhamnosus (ATCC 53103), on birch‐pollen allergy: a placebo‐controlled double‐blind study
- 2002-03
- RCT
- Allergy 57(3)
- T. Helin
- Sauli Haahtela
- T. Haahtela
- PubMed: 11906339
- DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.1s3299.x
9 Insights on- No Improvement in Apple Food Allergy Symptoms
- No Change in Symptoms from Apple Oral Challenge
- Unchanged Apple Allergy Symptoms
- Unchanged Apple-Induced Symptoms
- Reduced Symptoms of Birch-pollen Allergy
- No Improvement in Birch-Pollen Allergy Symptoms
- Symptoms Induced by Apple Consumption
- No Improvement in Allergy Symptoms
- Reduced Allergic Symptoms
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
Antagonistic activity of Lactobacillus casei strain shirota against gastrointestinal Listeria monocytogenes infection in rats.
- 2002-02
- Clinical Trial
- International Journal of Food Microbiology 73(1)
- R. D. Waard
- J. Garssen
- G. Bokken
- J. Vos
- PubMed: 11885574
- DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(01)00699-7
6 Insights on- Low evidence
- Highly Cited
- Animal Study