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Study · Measured the body's own peptide · 2018

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Effect of probiotic lozenges containing Lactobacillus reuteri on oral wound healing: a pilot study.

Twetman S, Keller MK, Lee L, Yucel-Lindberg T, Pedersen AML

Beneficial microbes4 May 2018Cited by 24 (Europe PMC)

PMID29726282 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.3920/bm2018.0003 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-29726282
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Summary

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Results from this study1

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Natural levels measured1

These results measure the body's own peptide. Nobody was given the peptide. They are not evidence about taking it. They are left out of key results, evidence counts and charts.

  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelRandomized controlled trialOther

    In healthy volunteers with oral wounds, salivary levels of the body's own oxytocin were significantly lower in the placebo group at the 8-day follow-up.

    In plain wordsIn healthy volunteers with oral wounds, the body's own oxytocin in saliva was lower in the placebo group at 8 days.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    DecreaseSalivary oxytocin at 8-day follow-up
    Study

    n = 10

    Outcome group
    Sex hormones and fertility · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    The salivary levels of oxytocin were significantly lower (P<0.05) in the placebo group at the 8-day follow-up.
    2 context sentences
    Summary · context
    Standardised biopsies were punched in the oral mucosa of 10 healthy volunteers, with and without exposure to two strains of Lactobacilli reuteri administrated as lozenges and topical oil.
    Summary · context
    Saliva samples were collected before the biopsy and after healing for determination of oxytocin with ELISA.

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:49 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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