M. Kawai

Yakult Honsha (Japan)

Health Outcomes Studied

• Improved Gut Microbiota Diversity
• Improved Insulin Sensitivity
• Increased Faecal Serotonin Levels
• Increased Serotonin Levels
• Reduced Abdominal Pain

Papers (5)

• 2021
  Effect of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Strain Shirota on Improvement in Depressive Symptoms, and Its Association with Abundance of Actinobacteria in Gut Microbiota10.3390/microorganisms9051026
• 2017
  Beneficial effects of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota on academic stress-induced sleep disturbance in healthy adults: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.10.3920/BM2016.0150
• 2016
  Fermented Milk Containing Lactobacillus casei Strain Shirota Preserves the Diversity of the Gut Microbiota and Relieves Abdominal Dysfunction in Healthy Medical Students Exposed to Academic Stress10.1128/AEM.04134-15
• 2016
  Fermented milk containing Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota prevents the onset of physical symptoms in medical students under academic examination stress.10.3920/BM2015.0100
• 2013
  Injection of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota affects autonomic nerve activities in a tissue‐specific manner, and regulates glucose and lipid metabolism in rats10.1111/jdi.12141