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PRO-4
- Development stage
- Unknown
- Lead developer
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
- Modality
- Bacterial Strains → Single Strain Products → Live Biotherapeutic Products → Microbiome Therapeutics, Yeast Strains → Single Strain Products → Live Biotherapeutic Products → Microbiome Therapeutics, Defined Consortia → Multi-strain Products → Live Biotherapeutic Products → Microbiome Therapeutics, Complex Communities → Multi-strain Products → Live Biotherapeutic Products → Microbiome Therapeutics, Fresh FMT → Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) → Microbiome Therapeutics, Frozen FMT → Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) → Microbiome Therapeutics, Genetically Modified Bacteria → Engineered Microbial Therapeutics → Microbiome Therapeutics, Synthetic Biology Platforms → Engineered Microbial Therapeutics → Microbiome Therapeutics, Microbial Metabolites → Microbiome-Derived Products → Microbiome Therapeutics, Microbial Proteins → Microbiome-Derived Products → Microbiome Therapeutics
- Administration
- Oral
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Overview
PRO-4 is a multi-strain probiotic formulation consisting of four specific bacterial strains: *Bifidobacterium lactis*, *Lactobacillus acidophilus*, *Lactobacillus casei*, and *Lactobacillus rhamnosus*. It is primarily being investigated by researchers at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital for its therapeutic potential in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), particularly those with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The rationale for its use is based on the "gut-heart axis" hypothesis, which suggests that heart failure is associated with gut dysbiosis and increased intestinal permeability, leading to systemic inflammation. PRO-4 aims to restore microbial balance, improve intestinal barrier function, and reduce the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and endotoxins, thereby potentially improving cardiac function and exercise tolerance.
- Brand names
- PRO-4PRO4PRO 4
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