TITLE:
Effect of Lactobacillus brevis SBC8803 on Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase in Japanese Habitual Drinkers: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
AUTHORS:
Yoshihisa Wakita, Hajime Kanda, Chikako Shimizu, Yasukazu Nakakita, Hirotaka Kaneda, Shuichi Segawa, Moeko Ozaki, Tatsuro Shigyo, Takaaki Ohtake, Mikihiro Fujiya, Yutaka Kohgo
KEYWORDS:
Lactobacillus brevis; Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase; Alcoholic Related Disorder; Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.3 No.5,
May
17,
2012
ABSTRACT: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial in Japanese habitual drinkers was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of Lactobacillus brevis SBC8803 to alleviate adverse effect of alcohol. Subjects who drank habitually and had moderately higher levels of gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) (50 - 100 IU/L) were enrolled. The levels of transaminases in these subjects were almost within normal levels (aspartate transaminase (AST)