ReviewFood science & nutrition2023
A meta-analysis of the effect of probiotic administration on age-related sarcopenia.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Can live microbial interventions support healthy aging? A systematic review and meta-analysis of cognitive and muscle outcomes in aging adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Enhancement of Lower Limb Muscle Strength and Reduction of Inflammation in the Elderly: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial ComparingNutrients · 2025Trial
- Pathological changes and therapeutic strategies for sarcopenia.EFORT open reviews · 2026Review
- Gut Microbiota Modulation byJournal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Article
- The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Musculoskeletal Diseases.Journal of extracellular vesicles · 2025Review
- Bacillus subtilis TO-A suppresses the age-related decline in locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans.Communications biology · 2025Article
- From dysbiosis to longevity: a narrative review into the gut microbiome's impact on aging.Journal of biomedical science · 2025Review
- Heat-KilledBiomedicines · 2025Article
- Systemic inflammation is associated with gut microbiota diversity in post-stroke patients.European geriatric medicine · 2025Article
- Gut dysbiosis in primary sarcopenia: potential mechanisms and implications for novel microbiome-based therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Review
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- Supplementation withFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A meta-analysis of the effect of probiotic administration on age-related sarcopenia.Food science & nutrition · 2023Review
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Abstract
Global increase in the prevalence of age-related diseases, such as sarcopenia, highlights the need of recognizing agents that improve muscle health; however, the evidence synthesis on the impact of probiotic administration on sarcopenia is scarce. To summarize and evaluate findings regarding the effect of supplementation with probiotics on sarcopenia, this meta-analysis was conducted. Using databases, including PubMed, SCOPUS, ISI-Web of Science, and Cochrane Library, interventional studies were included if they investigate the effect of probiotic administration on at least one of the components of sarcopenia up to 6 October 2022. Risk of bias evaluation was conducted using the Cochrane quality assessment tool. The random-effects model which takes between-study variations into account was used to obtain the overall effect sizes. The STATA version 14.0 was used for statistical analyses. Overall, 17 studies were included. There was high certainty of evidence that probiotic supplementation has a beneficial effect on muscle mass (kg) (WMD: 0.55, 95% CI: 0.05, 1.05;
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