April 2007 Supplement Research Papers

• April 1

  • Two-year randomized controlled trial of vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and vitamin D3 plus calcium on the bone health of older women.

    • 2007-04-01
    • RCT · n = 244
    • Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 22(4)
    • • Caroline Bolton-Smith
      • Marion E T McMurdo
      • Colin R Paterson
      • Patricia A Mole
      • Julia M Harvey
      • Steven T Fenton
      • Celia J Prynne
      • Gita D Mishra
      • Martin J Shearer

    • PubMed: 17243866
    • DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.070116

    3 Insights on

    • Reduced Bone Mineral Density
    • Reduced Undercarboxylated Osteocalcin Level
    • Increased Vitamin K1 Level

    • High evidence
    • Large Human Trial
    • Highly Cited

  • Immune enhancing effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus LAFTI L10 and Lactobacillus paracasei LAFTI L26 in mice.

    • 2007-04-01
    • Clinical Trial
    • International Journal of Food Microbiology 115(1)
    • • Gunaranjan Paturi
      • M. Phillips
      • Mark R. Jones
      • K. Kailasapathy

    • PubMed: 17134782
    • DOI: 10.1016/J.IJFOODMICRO.2006.10.007

    2 Insights on

    • Enhanced Systemic Immune Response
    • Improved Immune Response

    • Low evidence
    • Animal Study
• April 10

  • Lactobacillus plantarum 299v Enhances the Concentrations of Fecal Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Patients with Recurrent Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea

    • 2007-04-10
    • RCT · n = 19
    • Digestive Diseases and Sciences 52(9)
    • • M. Wullt
      • Marie-Louise Johansson Hagslätt
      • I. Odenholt
      • A. Berggren

    • PubMed: 17420953
    • DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9123-3

    4 Insights on

    • Increased Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production
    • Reduced Succinate Levels
    • Increased Butyrate Levels
    • Maintained Short-Chain Fatty Acid Levels During Antibiotic Treatment

    • High evidence
• April 18

  • Lactobacillus acidophilus 74-2 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis DGCC 420 modulate unspecific cellular immune response in healthy adults

    • 2007-04-18
    • RCT · n = 26
    • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 62(5)
    • • A. Klein
      • U. Friedrich
      • Heinz Vogelsang
      • Gerhard Jahreis

    • PubMed: 17440520
    • DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602761

    6 Insights on

    • Reduced Serum Triglycerides
    • Reduced Serum Triacylglycerols
    • Improved Phagocytic Activity
    • Reduced Triglyceride Levels
    • Increased PMN Cell Phagocytic Capacity
    • Increased Fecal Probiotic Bacteria

    • High evidence
    • Highly Cited
    • Rigorous Journal

  • Treatment of vitiligo vulgaris with narrow-band UVB and oral Polypodium leucotomos extract: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study.

    • 2007-04-18
    • RCT
    • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV 21(7)
    • • M A Middelkamp-Hup
      • J D Bos
      • F Rius-Diaz
      • S Gonzalez
      • W Westerhof

    • PubMed: 17659004
    • DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.02132.x

    5 Insights on

    • Improved Skin Pigmentation
    • Increased Repigmentation
    • Improved Skin Repigmentation
    • Increased Repigmentation of Trunk
    • Improved Repigmentation

    • High evidence
• April 19

  • A new synbiotic consisting of Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei and dextran improves milk production in Holstein dairy cows.

    • 2007-04-19
    • RCT · n = 58
    • Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 69(2)
    • • K. Yasuda
      • Shin-nosuke Hashikawa
      • H. Sakamoto
      • Y. Tomita
      • S. Shibata
      • T. Fukata

    • PubMed: 17339767
    • DOI: 10.1292/JVMS.69.205

    7 Insights on

    • Increased Solid Non-Fat Content
    • Improved Milk Fat Production
    • Increased Milk Fat Content
    • Increased Milk Protein Content
    • Reduced Somatic Cell Count
    • Increased Milk Component Concentrations
    • Increased Milk Production

    • Low evidence
    • Animal Study
• Undated – 2 supplement studies

  • The S-layer proteins of Lactobacillus crispatus strain ZJ001 is responsible for competitive exclusion against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella typhimurium.

    • 2007-04
    • International Journal of Food Microbiology 115(3)
    • • Xue-yan Chen
      • Jingjing Xu
      • Jiang-bing Shuai
      • Jianshun Chen
      • Zhanfeng Zhang
      • W. Fang

    • PubMed: 17289201
    • DOI: 10.1016/J.IJFOODMICRO.2006.11.007

    2 Insights on

    • Improved Intestinal Cell Adhesion
    • Reduced Pathogen Growth

    • Low evidence
    • Highly Cited

  • Probiotic properties of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains isolated from porcine gastrointestinal tract

    • 2007-04
    • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 74(5)
    • • P. Kim
      • M. Jung
      • Young-Hyo Chang
      • Saehun Kim
      • Seong-Jae Kim
      • Yong-Ha Park

    • PubMed: 17136367
    • DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0741-7

    1 Insight on

    • Reduced Potential Pathogenic Bacteria

    • Low evidence
    • Highly Cited