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Probiotic Bacteria Induce a ‘Glow of Health’

Overview of attention for article published in PLOS ONE, January 2013
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Title
Probiotic Bacteria Induce a ‘Glow of Health’
Published in
PLOS ONE, January 2013
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0053867
Pubmed ID
Authors

Tatiana Levkovich, Theofilos Poutahidis, Christopher Smillie, Bernard J. Varian, Yassin M. Ibrahim, Jessica R. Lakritz, Eric J. Alm, Susan E. Erdman

Abstract

Radiant skin and hair are universally recognized as indications of good health. However, this 'glow of health' display remains poorly understood. We found that feeding of probiotic bacteria to aged mice induced integumentary changes mimicking peak health and reproductive fitness characteristic of much younger animals. Eating probiotic yogurt triggered epithelial follicular anagen-phase shift with sebocytogenesis resulting in thick lustrous fur due to a bacteria-triggered interleukin-10-dependent mechanism. Aged male animals eating probiotics exhibited increased subcuticular folliculogenesis, when compared with matched controls, yielding luxuriant fur only in probiotic-fed subjects. Female animals displayed probiotic-induced hyperacidity coinciding with shinier hair, a feature that also aligns with fertility in human females. Together these data provide insights into mammalian evolution and novel strategies for integumentary health.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 2 <1%
Germany 2 <1%
Denmark 2 <1%
Switzerland 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Hungary 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Greece 1 <1%
Russia 1 <1%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 260 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 49 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 42 15%
Student > Bachelor 35 13%
Student > Master 29 11%
Other 21 8%
Other 46 17%
Unknown 50 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 71 26%
Medicine and Dentistry 46 17%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 20 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 17 6%
Chemistry 10 4%
Other 43 16%
Unknown 65 24%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 162. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 March 2024.
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#256,583
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#3,711
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#1,721
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Outputs of similar age from PLOS ONE
#69
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