
Type-strain-anchored Lactobacillus acidophilus rods, shown as ten bodies in four single, two touching-pair, and one loose two-rod grouping. This species-level reconstruction is representative, non-diagnostic, not a micrograph, and makes no probiotic-performance claim.
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Lactobacillus acidophilus is one of the most widely used probiotic species, with clinical trial evidence spanning multiple conditions. It is a component of many multi-strain probiotic formulations and has been tested in RCTs for schizophrenia, breast cancer chemotherapy support, CKD, and hypothyroidism.
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Schizophrenia: Part of multi-strain probiotic (with L. reuteri) + vitamin D that improved metabolic parameters in schizophrenia RCT.
Hypothyroidism: Synbiotic containing L. acidophilus improved thyroid parameters in hypothyroidism RCT.
Breast cancer: Probiotic support during chemotherapy; reviewed for breast cancer treatment.
CKD: Part of probiotic combination pilot for CKD.
Reproductive health: Component of FMT protocols for reproductive tract diseases.
Clinical Evidence#
Schizophrenia: Part of multi-strain probiotic (with L. reuteri) + vitamin D that improved metabolic parameters in schizophrenia RCT.[1]Clinical and Metabolic Response to Vitamin D Plus Probiotic in Schizophrenia PatientsGhaderi A, Banafshe HR, Mirhosseini N et al. · 2019Open reference 1 ↓
Hypothyroidism: Synbiotic containing L. acidophilus improved thyroid parameters in hypothyroidism RCT.[2]The Effect of Synbiotic Supplementation on Hypothyroidism: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Clinical TrialRamezani M, Reisian M, Sajadi Hezaveh Z · 2023Open reference 2 ↓
Breast cancer: Probiotic support during chemotherapy; reviewed for breast cancer treatment.[3]The effects of synbiotics supplementation on reducing chemotherapy-induced side effects in women with breast cancerKhazaei Y, Basi A, Fernandez ML et al. · 2023Open reference 3 ↓[4]Potential effect of probiotics in the treatment of breast cancerMendoza L · 2019Open reference 4 ↓
CKD: Part of probiotic combination pilot for CKD.[5]Wang et al. 2021 — Effect of a Probiotic Combination in an Experimental Mouse Model and Clinical Patients with CKD: A Pilot StudyI-Kuan Wang, Tzung-Hai Yen, Pei-Shan Hsieh et al. · 2021Open reference 5 ↓ Reproductive health: Component of FMT protocols for reproductive tract diseases.[6]Quaranta 2019 — FMT as a Potential Tool for Female Reproductive Tract Diseases (Review)Georgina Quaranta, Mauro Pittiruti, Brunella Posteraro et al. · 2019Open reference 6 ↓
Cross-References#
- Lactobacillus—genus page
- Probiotics (General)—broader probiotic intervention context
- Probiotics (Lactobacillus + Bifidobacterium) for PCOS—common combination formulations
References 6
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Ghaderi A, Banafshe HR, Mirhosseini N et al. (2019). Clinical and Metabolic Response to Vitamin D Plus Probiotic in Schizophrenia Patients. BMC Psychiatry.
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Ramezani M, Reisian M, Sajadi Hezaveh Z (2023). The Effect of Synbiotic Supplementation on Hypothyroidism: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial. PLoS ONE.
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Khazaei Y, Basi A, Fernandez ML et al. (2023). The effects of synbiotics supplementation on reducing chemotherapy-induced side effects in women with breast cancer. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies.
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Mendoza L (2019). Potential effect of probiotics in the treatment of breast cancer. Oncology Reviews.
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I-Kuan Wang, Tzung-Hai Yen, Pei-Shan Hsieh et al. (2021). Wang et al. 2021 — Effect of a Probiotic Combination in an Experimental Mouse Model and Clinical Patients with CKD: A Pilot Study. Frontiers in Nutrition.
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Georgina Quaranta, Mauro Pittiruti, Brunella Posteraro et al. (2019). Quaranta 2019 — FMT as a Potential Tool for Female Reproductive Tract Diseases (Review). Frontiers in Immunology.
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