August 2009 Supplement Research Papers

• August 1

  • Probiotic effects on cold and influenza-like symptom incidence and duration in children.

    • 2009-08-01
    • RCT · n = 112
    • Pediatrics 124(2)
    • • Gregory J Leyer
      • Shuguang Li
      • Mohamed E Mubasher
      • Cheryl Reifer
      • Arthur C Ouwehand

    • PubMed: 19651563
    • DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2666

    8 Insights on

    • Reduced Fever Duration
    • Reduced Fever Incidence
    • Reduced Cough Duration
    • Reduced Cough Incidence
    • Reduced Rhinorrhea Incidence
    • Reduced Rhinorrhea Duration
    • Reduced Antibiotic Use Incidence
    • Reduced Child Care Absenteeism

    • High evidence
    • Large Human Trial
    • Highly Cited

  • Lactobacillus salivarius modulates cytokine induction and virulence factor gene expression in Helicobacter pylori.

    • 2009-08-01
    • Journal of Medical Microbiology 58(8)
    • • K. Ryan
      • A. M. O'Hara
      • Jan-Peter van Pijkeren
      • François P Douillard
      • P. O’Toole

    • PubMed: 19528183
    • DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.009407-0

    2 Insights on

    • Reduced IL-8 Production in Gastric Epithelial Cells
    • Reduced Expression of Cag Pathogenicity Island Genes in H. pylori

    • Low evidence
    • Highly Cited
• August 20

  • Synbiotic intervention of Bifidobacterium lactis and resistant starch protects against colorectal cancer development in rats.

    • 2009-08-20
    • RCT · n = 6
    • Carcinogenesis 31(2)
    • • R. L. Le Leu
      • Ying Hu
      • I. Brown
      • R. Woodman
      • G. Young

    • PubMed: 19696163
    • DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgp197

    3 Insights on

    • Protection Against Induced Colon Cancer
    • Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer
    • Reduced Colon Cancer Risk

    • Low evidence
    • Highly Cited
    • Animal Study
• Undated – 4 supplement studies

  • Oral administration of heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum L-137 enhances protection against influenza virus infection by stimulation of type I interferon production in mice.

    • 2009-08
    • Clinical Trial
    • International Immunopharmacology 9(9)
    • • N. Maeda
      • R. Nakamura
      • Y. Hirose
      • S. Murosaki
      • Yoshihiro Yamamoto
      • T. Kase
      • Y. Yoshikai

    • PubMed: 19410659
    • DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2009.04.015

    6 Insights on

    • Prolonged Survival Time in Influenza Infection
    • Reduced Lung Viral Titers
    • Enhanced Protection Against Influenza Infection
    • Increased Interferon Production
    • Reduced Lung Viral Titers After Influenza
    • Increased Serum Interferon-Beta Level

    • Low evidence
    • Highly Cited
    • Animal Study

  • In vivo study on the effectiveness of pediocin PA-1 and Pediococcus acidilactici UL5 at inhibiting Listeria monocytogenes.

    • 2009-08
    • Clinical Trial
    • International Journal of Food Microbiology 133(3)
    • • N. Dabour
      • Annina Zihler
      • E. Kheadr
      • C. Lacroix
      • I. Fliss

    • PubMed: 19541383
    • DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.05.005

    2 Insights on

    • Reduced Risk of Listeria Monocytogenes Infection
    • No Change in Mouse Intestinal Flora Composition

    • Low evidence
    • Highly Cited
    • Animal Study

  • Should Lactobacillus sporogenes and Bacillus coagulans Have a future?

    • 2009-08
    • Review
    • Journal of Chemotherapy 21(4)
    • • L. Drago
      • E. De Vecchi

    • PubMed: 19622453
    • DOI: 10.1179/joc.2009.21.4.371

    1 Insight on

    • Improved Gut Health

    • Low evidence

  • Safety studies of LP20 powder produced from heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum L-137.

    • 2009-08
    • Clinical Trial
    • Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 54(3)
    • • Y. Hirose
      • S. Murosaki
      • Y. Yamamoto
      • K. Muroyama
      • Y. Miwa
      • A. Fujishima
      • B. Lynch

    • PubMed: 19328216
    • DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.03.007

    2 Insights on

    • Absence of Acute Toxicity
    • Absence of Genotoxicity

    • Low evidence
    • Animal Study