title: Antiobesity effect of Pediococcus pentosaceus LP28 on overweight subjects: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
abstract: The population of the obese is increasing worldwide. Prevention and improvement of obesity are indispensable for decreasing the risk of metabolic disorders. We have recently shown that obesity and fatty liver are reduced by a plant-derived lactic acid bacterium, Pediococcus pentosaceus LP28 (LP28), in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. The aim of the present clinical study is to prove that LP28 is effective for reducing body fat and body weight, as shown in the experiment using mice.
  
  
  
  The clinical trial was carried out as a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study comprising 62 subjects (20-70 years of age, BMI 25-30 kg/m(2)). These subjects were randomly assigned to three groups that received living LP28, heat-killed LP28 or a placebo powder, administered orally once a day for 12 weeks.
  
  
  
  Heat-killed LP28 reduced BMI (0.45 kg/m(2), 95% CI (0.04, 0.86), P=0.035), body fat percentage (1.11%, (0.39, 1.82), P=0.002), body fat mass (1.17 kg (0.43, 1.92), P=0.004) and waist circumference (2.84 cm (0.74, 4.93), P=0.009) when compared with a placebo group. Fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR and serum lipids levels did not change by either living LP28 or heat-killed LP28 intake.
  
  
  
  Heat-killed LP28 displays an antiobesity effect that reduces BMI, body fat and waist circumference, suggesting that the plant-derived lactic acid bacterium LP28 would be a promising preventive of metabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Project Research Center for Clinical Trial and Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.|Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Higashikawa
authors.affiliation: Project Research Center for Clinical Trial and Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.|Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Center, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Awaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Danshiitsoodol
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matoba
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumagai
authors.affiliation: Project Research Center for Clinical Trial and Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.|Department of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D050177:Overweight / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000070006:Pediococcus pentosaceus; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055105:Waist Circumference; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents