Evidence / Fovet et al. · 2022
Ergothioneine in a mouse exercise test
Selected research. Study type, product relevance and limitations are shown separately.
Editorial study summary
- Study type
- Controlled mouse experiment.
- Product relevance
- Preclinical evidence for ergothioneine.
- Sample or population
- Female mice, 9 per group.
- Studied dose
- 70 mg/kg/day of ergothioneine or control.
- Duration
- 1 week before the exercise test.
- Finding
- Supplemented mice ran longer before exhaustion, with differences in early muscle signalling and stress markers after exercise.
- Limitations
- The mouse dose and early tissue measurements cannot establish effects or dose in people.
- Study quality
- Speed-matched mouse groups with a treadmill challenge. Editorial review was limited to the abstract. No formal risk-of-bias rating was assigned.
- Funding and disclosures
- The PubMed disclosure reports no commercial or financial conflicts. Funding was not verified.
The studies discussed here examine ingredients or other formulations. They do not establish results for this DR.MORGAN finished product.