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SynthesisProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2025

Probiotic Supplements Benefit Psoriasis Therapy Rather Than Affecting Disease Risk: Evidence from NHANES Machine-Learning and Meta-Analysis Study.

Yajia Li, Xiao Liu, Ziqin Cao, Jianhuang Wu

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Synthesis in Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Yajia Li *Department of Dermatology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410000, Hunan, China.
Xiao Liu *National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87, Changsha, 410000, China.
Ziqin CaoNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87, Changsha, 410000, China. xyeyyziqincao@csu.edu.cn.
Jianhuang WuNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Xiangya Road 87, Changsha, 410000, China. wujianhuang11@csu.edu.cn.

Funding

Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2019YFA0112100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research aimed to evaluate the impact of probiotic supplementation on the severity of psoriasis symptoms and its association with the risk of developing the disease. We analyzed the association between probiotic usage and psoriasis among 21,942 participants from the 2009-2014 NHANES, employing advanced machine learning techniques for data analysis. A separate meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effects of probiotics on the severity, life quality, and some related inflammation factors. Dichotomous data were analyzed using odds ratios (ORs) corresponding to the 95% confidence interval (CI). Analysis of NHANES data did not reveal a statistically significant association between probiotic intake and the risk of psoriasis. However, the meta-analysis indicated that probiotic supplementation significantly lowers Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) scores both for change in PASI score and post-data change, and enhances PASI 75 (OR = 4.80, 95% CI = 2.92-7.89) and clearance responses (OR = 3.14, 95% CI = 1.99-4.96), as well as reduced levels of inflammatory markers. While the improvement of life quality was only observed in the post-treatment data. While probiotic supplements do not appear to reduce the risk of psoriasis, they have a significant positive effect on reducing disease severity. Registered on PROSPERO: Registration number CRD42023484417.

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Dietary SupplementsProbioticsPsoriasisAdultFemaleHumansMachine LearningMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysQuality of LifeMachine-learningMetaNHANESProbioticPsoriasis

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PMID39652292
PMCPMC12634718

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