Protective effects of synbiotic diets of Bacillus coagulans, Lactobacillus plantarum and inulin against acute cadmium toxicity in rats

Abstract Background Cadmium is a heavy metal that causes oxidative stress and has toxic effects in humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of two probiotics along with a prebiotic in preventing the toxic effects of cadmium in rats. Methods Twenty-four male Wistar rats were ran...

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Main Authors: Dornoush Jafarpour, Seyed Shahram Shekarforoush, Hamid Reza Ghaisari, Saeed Nazifi, Javad Sajedianfard, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-017-1803-3