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World J Nephrol. Mar 25, 2026; 15(1): 115357
Published online Mar 25, 2026. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v15.i1.115357
Table 3 Biotic intervention studies in patients with chronic kidney disease
Study design
Study duration (weeks)
CKD stage
n
Supplementation
Uremic toxin changes
Taxa changes post-intervention
RCT, SC, DBP184, 5379 bacterial strains across; Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus and Streptococcus↓pCS; ↓IxSBifidobacterium; ↑Lachnospiraceae; ↑Faecalibacterium; ↓Clostridiales;
Ruminococcaceae
RCT, SC, DBP265 (HD)45Bifidobacterium longum NQ1501, Lactobacillus acidophilus YIT2004; Enterococcus faecalis YIT0072↓pCSBacteroidaceae; ↑Enterococcaceae; ↓Ruminococcaceae; ↓Halomonadaceae; ↓Erysipelotrichaceae; ↓Peptostreptococcaceae; ↓Clostridiales family XIII
RCT, DBP385 (PD)21ITFNone↓Abundance of indole-generating species
RCT, DBP523, 4569 strains across Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, StreptococcusNoneBifidobacterium; ↑Blautia
RCT, SC, SB143, 459Β-glucan fiber↓Free pCS; ↓IxS; ↓pCGShift from Bacteroides 2 enterotype to Prevotella enterotype


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