We all know that probiotics are good for our gut. Along with the resident gut microbiome they can help with a number of gut functions. But what other parts of the body can benefit?
The researchers caution that the study doesn’t prove that gut microbes directly lead to stronger or weaker bones. Nonetheless, the findings should provoke further investigation into the ways bacteria might influence skeletal health.
“Our observations indicate that gut microbes drive the production of a class of regulatory T cells that are constantly exiting the gut and act as sentries that sense damage at distant sites in the body and then act as emissaries to repair that damage.”
— Diane Mathis, professor of immunology in the Blavatnik Institute