From NutraIngredients: LONDON—An open-label study at The Institute of Hepatology suggested probiotics restore neutrophil phagocytic capacity in alcoholic cirrhosis (J Hepat. 2008) (DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.02.015). Twelve patients with alcoholic cirrhosis received Lactobacillus casei Shirota three times daily for four weeks. Data was compared to healthy controls (n=13) and cirrhotic patients (n=8) who did not receive probiotics. [...]






