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Lactococcus lactis W58

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Lactococcus lactis W58 appears primarily in multi-strain probiotic supplement studies rather than as a solo intervention, making it difficult to attribute outcomes to this strain specifically. Several RCTs using 7- to 9-strain blends containing W58 have examined cardiometabolic markers and endotoxin levels in type 2 diabetes patients, postmenopausal women with obesity, infants at risk for eczema, and athletes during intense training periods. In vitro work using batch fermentation models has examined gut metabolite production, including short-chain fatty acids and tryptophan metabolites, in W58-containing blends. Strain-specific mechanistic evidence is sparse, and W58 appears primarily as a component of multi-strain formulations rather than a stand-alone characterized probiotic. 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.

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Symptoms in the research

Share of this strain's 7 symptom-tagged papers that mention each symptom or condition. Research coverage, not evidence of benefit.

Research

17 papers reference this strain in the probiotic database.

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2025 RCT
12-week preoperative probiotic supplementation versus placebo: effects on inflammation, endotoxemia, adipokines, and gastrointestinal peptides in patients six months after bariatric surgery – a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
· Nutrition Journal
2024 RCT
Preoperative Multistrain Probiotic Supplementation Does Not Affect Body Weight Changes or Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Bariatrics: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
· Nutrients
2022 RCT
Treatment With Multi-Species Probiotics Changes the Functions, Not the Composition of Gut Microbiota in Postmenopausal Women With Obesity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
· Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
2018 RCT
A study to explore the effects of probiotics on endotoxin levels and cardiometabolic indices in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
· Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick)
2017 RCT
Daily intake of a 7-strain probiotic supplement for 12 weeks improves cardiometabolic profiles of naïve T2DM patients
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2017 RCT
A 26-week, randomized, double-blind clinical trial on the cardiometabolic effects of probiotics in T2DM patients
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2017 RCT
Effects of a multi-strain probiotic supplement for 12 weeks in circulating endotoxin levels and cardiometabolic profiles of medication naïve T2DM patients: a randomized clinical trial
· Journal of Translational Medicine
2016 RCT
Probiotic Supplements Beneficially Affect Tryptophan–Kynurenine Metabolism and Reduce the Incidence of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Trained Athletes: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial
· Nutrients
2015 RCT
Probiotic supplementation influences faecal short chain fatty acids in infants at high risk for eczema
· Beneficial Microbes
2025 IN_VITRO
Using in vitro models to ascertain whether multi-probiotic supplementation influences neurotransmitter and SCFA production in the absence of human cells
· Journal of Applied Microbiology
2025 META_ANALYSIS
Network meta-analysis of randomized control trials evaluating the effectiveness of various probiotic formulations in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
· Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
2023 IN_VITRO
The Effect of Probiotic Bacteria on Composition and Metabolite Production of Faecal Microbiota Using In Vitro Batch Cultures
· Nutrients
2022 REVIEW
The Gut Microbiome and Female Health
· Biology
2016 REVIEW
Risk assessment of Lactococcus lactis W58 used as "other substances". Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
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2010 IN_VITRO
Anti-inflammatory properties of probiotic bacteria on Salmonella-induced IL-8 synthesis in enterocyte-like Caco-2 cells
· Beneficial Microbes
2018 REVIEW
Risk Assessment of Lactococcus lactis W58 Used as "Other Substances"
· European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety
2010 IN_VITRO
Probiotic bacteria induced improvement of the mucosal integrity of enterocyte-like Caco-2 cells after exposure to Salmonella enteritidis 857
· Journal of Functional Foods
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  1. [1]
    Network meta-analysis of randomized control trials evaluating the effectiveness of various probiotic formulations in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
    · Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome · 2025
    PMID 40646644 →
  2. [2]
    12-week preoperative probiotic supplementation versus placebo: effects on inflammation, endotoxemia, adipokines, and gastrointestinal peptides in patients six months after bariatric surgery – a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
    · Nutrition Journal · 2025
    PMID 41068905 →
  3. [3]
    Effects of a multi-strain probiotic supplement for 12 weeks in circulating endotoxin levels and cardiometabolic profiles of medication naïve T2DM patients: a randomized clinical trial
    · Journal of Translational Medicine · 2017
    PMID 29228964 →
  4. [4]
    Daily intake of a 7-strain probiotic supplement for 12 weeks improves cardiometabolic profiles of naïve T2DM patients
    · · 2017
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