Impact of probiotic administration on serum C-reactive protein concentrations: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials

Nutrients

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Mazidi, Mohsen ^a   Rezaie, Peyman ^b   Ferns, Gordon A ^c   Vatanparast, Hassan ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Meta analysis; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; IL10 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; FACTUAL DATABASE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-10; PROBIOTICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 85009113929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu9010020     Document Type: Review

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