Probiotic Bifidobacterium longum supplied with methimazole improved the thyroid function of Graves’ disease patients through the gut-thyroid axis

Abstract

Huo et al conducted a 6 month study in patients with Graves’ Disease in which they administered probiotic Bifidobacterium longum with and without methimazole. They report that Bifidobacterium longum with methimazole potentially improves thyroid function in patients and provide evidence to suggest that this is via the gut-thyroid axis.