Effects of probiotic supplementation on respiratory infection and immune function in athletes: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of probiotic supplementation on upper tract respiratory infection and inflammatory markers in elite athletes. We identified sources by searching the PubMed, EBSCO host, Scopus, and Web of Science databases using the following search terms: "probiotic" OR "probiotics" AND "exercise" OR "sport" OR "athletes" AND "URTI" OR "respiratory infection" OR "upper respiratory tract infections" OR "inflammation" OR "inflammatory OR "cytokines". We screened the title and abstracts of 2498 articles using our inclusion critieria. A total of 14 articles were selected for further analysis. Data from the included studies were extracted by 2 independent reviewers. These data included the study design, participant characteristics, inclusion and exclusion

SUBMITTER: Lagowska K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8582629 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature