Shedding light on the impacts of Spirulina platensis on gut microbiota and related health benefits

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Gut Microbiota-Derived Metabolites in Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Establish the Effects of Spirulina in Elderly Koreans

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The effects of Spirulina platensis on anthropometric indices, appetite, lipid profile and serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in obese individuals: a randomized double blinded placebo controlled trial

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Diet, microbiota, and the mucus layer: The guardians of our health

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Spirulina platensis polysaccharides attenuate lipid and carbohydrate metabolism disorder in high-sucrose and high-fat diet-fed rats in association with intestinal microbiota

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Effects of Selenium-Enriched Probiotics on Lipid Metabolism, Antioxidative Status, Histopathological Lesions, and Related Gene Expression in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet

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Anti-Oxidation Properties and Therapeutic Potentials of Spirulina

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Regulatory Efficacy of the Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from Microalgae Spirulina platensis on Lipid Metabolism and Gut Microbiota in High-Fat Diet Rats

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Spirulina platensis alleviates chronic inflammation with modulation of gut microbiota and intestinal permeability in rats fed a high‐fat diet

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Polysaccharides from Spirulina platensis: Extraction methods, structural features and bioactivities diversity

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Impact of daily supplementation of Spirulina platensis on the immune system of naïve HIV-1 patients in Cameroon: a 12-months single blind, randomized, multicenter trial

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Characterization of the structure and analysis of the anti-oxidant effect of microalga Spirulina platensis polysaccharide on Caenorhabditis elegans mediated by modulating microRNAs and gut microbiota

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Spirulina platensis aqueous extracts ameliorate colonic mucosal damage and modulate gut microbiota disorder in mice with ulcerative colitis by inhibiting inflammation and oxidative stress

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Effects of Spirulina platensis supplementation on lipid profile in HIV–infected antiretroviral naïve patients in Yaounde - Cameroon: a randomized trial study

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Antihypertensive and antihyperlipemic of spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) sauce on patients with hypertension: A randomized triple‐blind placebo‐controlled clinical trial

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The effects of spirulina intake on clinical and metabolic parameters in Alzheimer's disease: A randomized, double‐blind, controlled trial

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Antioxidant Efficacy of a Spirulina Liquid Extract on Oxidative Stress Status and Metabolic Disturbances in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome

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Selenium-containing polysaccharide from Spirulina platensis alleviates Cd-induced toxicity in mice by inhibiting liver inflammation mediated by gut microbiota

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A randomized, double‐blind placebo‐controlled add‐on trial to assess the efficacy, safety, and anti‐atherogenic effect of spirulina platensis in patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Effects of spirulina and wakame consumption on intestinal cholesterol absorption and serum lipid concentrations in non-hypercholesterolemic adult men and women

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C-Phycocyanin Alleviated Cisplatin Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation via Gut Microbiota and Metabolomics in Mice

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Revealing the Potential Impacts of Nutraceuticals Formulated with Freeze-Dried Jabuticaba Peel and Limosilactobacillus fermentum Strains Candidates for Probiotic Use on Human Intestinal Microbiota

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Spirulina platensis biomass enhances the proliferation rate of Lactobacillus acidophilus 5 (La-5) and combined with La-5 impact the gut microbiota of medium-age healthy individuals through an in vitro gut microbiome model

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