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Trial reportAllergy2025

Diversity and Dosage Determine the Efficacy of the Probiotic SYN-53 in Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Karl-Christian Bergmann, Torsten Zuberbier

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Trial report in Allergy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Karl-Christian BergmannInstitute of Allergology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Torsten ZuberbierInstitute of Allergology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-8875

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SYN-53, a multi-strain probiotic food supplement, was recently shown to significantly alleviate allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC) and its symptoms. The diversity and dosage of bacterial strains administered via SYN-53 have been proposed as key drivers of its efficacy. The aim of this study was to assess the role of bacterial diversity and dosage by comparing SYN-53 to a low dose variant (SYN-53-LD), a low diversity variant (SYN-4), and a placebo in the management of ARC. This double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled clinical trial included subjects with moderate-to-severe grass pollen allergy. Following baseline exposure in an allergen exposure chamber (AEC), 166 subjects were randomized to undergo three weekly 3-day intake cycles of SYN-53, SYN-53-LD, SYN-4, or placebo, followed by a final allergen exposure. During AEC exposure, symptoms were continuously measured via assessment of the Total Symptom Score (TSS). SYN-53 was significantly superior in reducing TSS

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Conjunctivitis, AllergicProbioticsRhinitis, AllergicRhinitis, Allergic, SeasonalAdolescentAdultAllergensDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPollenTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAllergensallergen exposure chamberallergic rhinoconjunctivitisbacterial diversitymicrobiomemulti‐strain probiotic

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PMID40931615
PMCPMC12666746

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