Russian scientists conducted a series of experiments that proved that taking probiotics allows you to restore the heart muscle after a myocardial infarction. Rats were used as subjects in the experiment. Beneficial bacteria made it possible to reduce the damage recorded on the heart muscle of animals. Scientists explained this effect by special changes in the blood’s composition that occurred as a result of the work of microorganisms in the intestines. The journal Microorganisms published all the details of the study.

The results of the experiment showed that in the case of the use of probiotics for 2 weeks, the size of damage to the heart muscle was significantly reduced. The test rats also had a striking violation of the intestinal microflora. Scientists confirmed that due to the intake of probiotics in the blood of rats, the level of anti-inflammatory cytokines decreased. It is they who are able to aggravate the course of inflammatory reactions, interfere with the stable functioning of the heart muscles and even contribute to their death. Also, the volume of lipopolysaccharides in the blood of rats significantly decreased, which indicated healing and stabilization of intestinal permeability, restoration of microflora.