The Claim

Oral administration of BLS-M22 for 12 weeks in aged mdx mice with advanced Duchenne muscular dystrophy is associated with improved rotarod endurance at 10 rpm, without significant changes in muscle fiber size or fibrosis.

Source: Myostatin inhibition with orally administered Lactobacillus casei expressing a modified human myostatin protein: functional benefits and translational potential in advanced Duchenne muscular dystrophy

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

In aged mice with a severe form of muscular dystrophy, a 12-week course of oral BLS-M22 was linked to better performance on a rotating rod test at 10 rpm, without altering muscle fiber size or scar tissue levels.

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In aged mdx mice with advanced Duchenne muscular dystrophy, oral BLS-M22 treatment is associated with improved rotarod endurance at 10 rpm after 12 weeks, indicating enhanced motor coordination, despite no significant change in muscle fiber size or fibrosis.

Why this might work

A special probiotic delivers a piece of the myostatin protein through the gut, which trains the immune system to make antibodies that lock onto and disable myostatin in the blood. Without myostatin blocking muscle repair, the muscle membrane becomes less fragile, so fewer muscle proteins leak out and the muscles can work longer without failing.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Myostatin inhibition with orally administered Lactobacillus casei expressing a modified human myostatin protein: functional benefits and translational potential in advanced Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    In old mice with severe muscle disease, a special probiotic drink helped them stay on a spinning rod longer, even though their muscles didn’t get bigger or heal scar tissue. So the probiotic improved their movement without fixing the muscle damage.

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