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Bifidobacterium breve A1

◔ Human-origin
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Bifidobacterium breve A1 has been studied in the context of cognitive health, including randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials in older adults with mild cognitive impairment examining memory-related outcomes. Animal studies have examined neuroinflammation, amyloid-beta accumulation, and neuroprotective signaling pathways in models of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. This strain represents one of the more clinically studied examples within gut-brain axis research, though the human trials are relatively small and short-term. These are research topics, not findings; the papers do not establish that this strain treats or prevents any condition.

Where it's been studied

Share of this strain's 14 body-system-tagged papers that concern each system. Research coverage, not measured effect.

Symptoms in the research

Share of this strain's 1 symptom-tagged papers that mention each symptom or condition. Research coverage, not evidence of benefit.

Research

16 papers reference this strain in the probiotic database.

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2026 REVIEW
TARGETING GUT-BRAIN AXIS: POTENSI BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE A1 SEBAGAI TERAPI NEUROPROTEKTIF BARU PADA PENYAKIT ALZHEIMER
· Ibnu Sina Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan-Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara
2024 ANIMAL
Oral Administration of Probiotic Bifidobacterium breve Ameliorates Tonic–Clonic Seizure in a Pentylenetetrazole-Induced Kindling Mouse Model via Integrin-Linked Kinase Signaling
· International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023 ANIMAL
Effect of oral administration of probiotic Bifidobacterium breve on epileptic seizures in a mouse model of kindling induced by pentylenetetrazole
· Proceedings for Annual Meeting of The Japanese Pharmacological Society
2021 RCT
Anti‐inflammation as one of the mechanisms in the improvement of cognitive function by probiotic Bifidobacterium breve strain
· Alzheimer s & Dementia
2021 ANIMAL
Oral Administration of Probiotic Bifidobacterium breve Improves Facilitation of Hippocampal Memory Extinction via Restoration of Aberrant Higher Induction of Neuropsin in an MPTP-Induced Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease
· Biomedicines
2021 RCT
Association of Plasma Hemoglobin A1c with Improvement of Cognitive Functions by Probiotic Bifidobacterium breve Supplementation in Healthy Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
· Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
2021 ANIMAL
Probiotic Bifidobacterium breve decreases Aβ production via the upregulation of ADAM10 level and attenuates microglia activation in an APP knock‐in mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
· Alzheimer s & Dementia
2020 RCT
Probiotic Bifidobacterium breve in Improving Cognitive Functions of Older Adults with Suspected Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
· Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
2019 RCT
Effects of Bifidobacterium breve A1 on the cognitive function of older adults with memory complaints: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
· Beneficial Microbes
2019 OBSERVATIONAL
Bifidobacterium Breve A1 Supplementation Improved Cognitive Decline in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Open-Label, Single-Arm Study
· The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease
2018 ANIMAL
P1‐089: ADMINISTRATION OF BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREV E STRAIN A1 PREVENTS COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN AN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE MODEL MOUSE
· Alzheimer s & Dementia
2017 ANIMAL
Therapeutic potential of Bifidobacterium breve strain A1 for preventing cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease
· Scientific Reports
2026 REVIEW
Probiotic Interventions and Cognitive Performance: Insights from Recent Clinical Trials
· Current Pharmaceutical Design
2020 REVIEW
T174. ANTIPSYCHOTICS AND THE MICROBIOME
· Schizophrenia Bulletin
2025 REVIEW
Microbiota and Alzheimer's disease: Toward new clinical approaches
· Medicinski podmladak
2024 REVIEW
Extending Healthy Life Expectancy Through the Study of Brain-Gut-Microbiota Axis
· KAGAKU TO SEIBUTSU
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  1. [1]
    Probiotic Bifidobacterium breve decreases Aβ production via the upregulation of ADAM10 level and attenuates microglia activation in an APP knock‐in mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
    · Alzheimer s & Dementia · 2021
    Source →
  2. [2]
    Probiotic Bifidobacterium breve in Improving Cognitive Functions of Older Adults with Suspected Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
    · Journal of Alzheimer s Disease · 2020
    PMID 32623402 →
  3. [3]
    Bifidobacterium Breve A1 Supplementation Improved Cognitive Decline in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Open-Label, Single-Arm Study
    · The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease · 2019
    PMID 30569089 →
  4. [4]
    Therapeutic potential of Bifidobacterium breve strain A1 for preventing cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease
    · Scientific Reports · 2017
    PMID 29044140 →