“…Aside from its previously described positive contributions in the heath of oral (Iniesta et al, 2012; Martin-Cabezas et al, 2016) and gastrointestinal (GI) tract mucosa (Cruchet et al, 2015; Gao et al, 2015; Liu et al, 2012; Schreiber et al, 2009; Varian et al, 2016a; Walter et al, 2011), the probiotic has systemic effects on the immune and hormonal profile of the host animal (Buffington et al, 2016; Erdman and Poutahidis, 2014; Ibrahim et al, 2014; Lakritz et al, 2014; Lee et al, 2016; Levkovich et al, 2013; Livingston et al, 2010; Poutahidis et al, 2013a,b, 2014, 2015; Simon et al, 2015; Varian et al, 2016a,b, 2014). Mice that consume L. reuteri live longer (Ibrahim et al, 2014; Varian et al, 2016a) and resist obesity (Fak and Backhed, 2012; Poutahidis et al, 2013b; Qiao et al, 2015; Varian et al, 2016b, 2014) and age-associated atrophic changes of skeletal muscle (Varian et al, 2016a), testis (Poutahidis et al, 2014), and thyroid (Varian et al, 2014) and thymus glands (Varian et al, 2016a).…”