March 2015 Supplement Research Papers

• March 6

  • Oral Administration of Lactococcus lactis Subsp. lactis JCM5805 Enhances Lung Immune Response Resulting in Protection from Murine Parainfluenza Virus Infection

    • 2015-03-06
    • Clinical Trial
    • PLOS ONE 10(3)
    • • K. Jounai
      • Tetsu Sugimura
      • Konomi Ohshio
      • Daisuke Fujiwara

    • PubMed: 25746923
    • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119055

    6 Insights on

    • Improved Survival Rate
    • Prevention of Weight Loss
    • Reduced Lung Histopathology Scores
    • Activation of Peyer's Patches Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells
    • Increased Anti-Viral Factor Expression in Lung
    • Elevated Type I IFN Expression in Lung Lymphocytes

    • Low evidence
    • Rigorous Journal
    • Animal Study
• March 12

  • Amelioration of Colitis in Mouse Model by Exploring Antioxidative Potentials of an Indigenous Probiotic Strain of Lactobacillus fermentum Lf1

    • 2015-03-12
    • Clinical Trial
    • BioMed Research International 2014
    • • Ritu Chauhan
      • A. Vasanthakumari
      • Harsh Panwar
      • R. H. Mallapa
      • R. Duary
      • V. Batish
      • S. Grover

    • PubMed: 25061603
    • DOI: 10.1155/2014/206732

    2 Insights on

    • Reduced Colitis Severity
    • Reduced Serum Malondialdehyde Levels

    • Low evidence
    • Animal Study
• March 15

  • A highly acid-resistant novel strain of Lactobacillus johnsonii No. 1088 has antibacterial activity, including that against Helicobacter pylori, and inhibits gastrin-mediated acid production in mice

    • 2015-03-15
    • MicrobiologyOpen 4(3)
    • • Y. Aiba
      • Y. Nakano
      • Y. Koga
      • Kenji Takahashi
      • Y. Komatsu

    • PubMed: 25771812
    • DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.252

    5 Insights on

    • Reduced Pathogen Growth
    • Increased Helicobacter pylori Eradication Rate
    • Suppressed H. pylori Growth In Vivo
    • Reduced Gastric Acid Secretion
    • Reduced Pathogenic Bacteria

    • Low evidence
• March 20

  • Use of bacteriocin‐producing, probiotic strain Enterococcus faecium AL41 to control intestinal microbiota in farm ostriches

    • 2015-03-20
    • RCT · n = 92
    • Letters in Applied Microbiology 60(6)
    • • A. Lauková
      • A. Kandričáková
      • J. Ščerbová

    • PubMed: 25732357
    • DOI: 10.1111/lam.12409

    1 Insight on

    • Reduced Harmful Gut Bacteria

    • Low evidence
    • Animal Study
• March 21

  • Assessment of probiotic, antifungal and cholesterol lowering properties of Pediococcus pentosaceus KCC-23 isolated from Italian ryegrass.

    • 2015-03-21
    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 96(2)
    • • S. Ilavenil
      • M. Vijayakumar
      • D. H. Kim
      • M. Valan Arasu
      • Hyung-Su Park
      • S. Ravikumar
      • K. Choi

    • PubMed: 25655225
    • DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7128

    4 Insights on

    • Improved Gut Microbiota
    • Increased Antioxidant Activity
    • Improved Cholesterol Levels
    • Increased Antifungal Activity

    • Low evidence
    • Rigorous Journal
• Undated – 3 supplement studies

  • Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus NS1 on plasma cholesterol levels in diet-induced obese mice.

    • 2015-03
    • Clinical Trial
    • Journal of Dairy Science 98(3)
    • • M. Song
      • S. Park
      • H. Lee
      • B. Min
      • S. Jung
      • S. Park
      • E. Kim
      • S. Oh

    • PubMed: 25468703
    • DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8586

    5 Insights on

    • Reduced Total Cholesterol Levels
    • Reduced LDL Cholesterol
    • Reduced Serum Total Cholesterol Levels
    • Improved Hepatic Cholesterol Homeostasis
    • Reduced Plasma Cholesterol Levels

    • Low evidence
    • Rigorous Journal
    • Animal Study

  • Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis fails to prevent common infections in hospitalized children: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

    • 2015-03
    • RCT · n = 727
    • The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 101(3)
    • • I. Hojsak
      • Višnja Tokić Pivac
      • Ana Močić Pavić
      • A. Pasini
      • S. Kolaček

    • PubMed: 25733653
    • DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.102004

    4 Insights on

    • Reduced Hospitalization Duration
    • Reduced Nosocomial Infection Rate
    • Reduced Nosocomial Infection Incidence
    • Reduced Duration of Nosocomial Infections

    • High evidence
    • Large Human Trial

  • Anti-inflammatory properties of a dried fermentate in vitro and in vivo.

    • 2015-03
    • RCT · n = 12
    • Journal of Medicinal Food 18(3)
    • • G. Jensen
      • Steve G. Carter
      • S. Reeves
      • Larry E. Robinson
      • K. Benson

    • PubMed: 25105458
    • DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2013.0158

    3 Insights on

    • Reduced Inflammatory Response
    • Reduced Inflammation
    • Reduced Dermal Irritation

    • High evidence