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Abstract

The study aimed to determine whether high-dose probiotic supplementation containing Lactobacillus casei (L. casei) for 7 consecutive days enhances salivary antimicrobial protein (S-AMP) responses to exertional-heat stress (EHS). Eight endurance-trained male volunteers (age 26 ± 6 years, nude body mass 70.2 ± 8.8 kg, height 1.75 ± 0.05 m, VO2max 59 ± 5 ml·kg-1·min-1 [M ± SD]) completed a blinded randomized and counterbalanced crossover design. Oral supplementation of the probiotic beverage (PRO; L. casei . 1011 colony-forming units·day-1) or placebo (PLA) was consumed for 7 consecutive days before 2 hr running exercise at 60% VO2max in hot ambient conditions (34.0° C and 32% RH). Body mass and unstimulated saliva and venous blood samples were collected at baseline (7 days before EHS), pre-EHS, post-EHS (1 hr, 2 hr, and 4 hr), and at 24 hr. Saliva samples were analyzed for salivary (S) IgA, α-amylase, lysozyme, and cortisol. Plasma samples were analyzed for plasma osmolality. Body mass and plasma osmolality did not differ between trials. Saliva flow rate remained relatively constant throughout the experimental design in PRO (overall M ± SD = 601 ± 284 μl/min) and PLA (557 ± 296 μl/min). PRO did not induce significant changes in resting S-AMP responses compared with PLA (p > .05). Increases in S-IgA, S-α-amylase, and S-cortisol responses, but not S-lysozyme responses, were observed after EHS (p < .05). No main effects of trial or Time x Trial interaction were observed for S-AMP and S-cortisol responses. Supplementation of a probiotic beverage containing L. casei for 7 days before EHS does not provide any further oral-respiratory mucosal immune protection, with respect to S-AMP, over PLA.

Research Insights

SupplementHealth OutcomeEffect TypeEffect Size
Lacticaseibacillus caseiEnhanced Salivary Antimicrobial Protein ResponsesNeutral
Small
Lacticaseibacillus casei R0215Enhanced Salivary Antimicrobial Protein ResponsesNeutral
Small
Lactobacillus caseiEnhanced Salivary Antimicrobial Protein ResponsesNeutral
Small
Lactobacillus casei HA-108Enhanced Salivary Antimicrobial Protein ResponsesNeutral
Small
Lactobacillus casei SD-5842Elevated Salivary Antimicrobial Protein Levels Due to Exertional Heat StressNeutral
Small
Lactobacillus casei SD-5842Improved Saliva Flow RateNeutral
Small
Lactobacillus casei subsp. caseiEnhanced Salivary Antimicrobial Protein ResponsesNeutral
Small
Lactobacillus casei UALc-03Elevated Salivary Antimicrobial Protein Levels Due to Exertional Heat StressNeutral
Small
Lactobacillus casei VK4Enhanced Salivary Antimicrobial Protein ResponsesNeutral
Small
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