The tiny probiotic may safeguard your heart against cardiac dysfunction: Probiotic Lactobacillus pentosus var.plantarum C29-based therapy for cardiomyocyte proliferation and heart regeneration: Probiotic Lactobacillus pentosus var.plantarum C29 decreases tumor suppressor Mir-128 and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 expression, increases SUZ12 expression, increases Cyclin E and CDK2 expression, promotes proliferation/re-entry of postnatal/adult cardiomyocytes, attenuates fibrosis, ameliorates cardiac dysfunction, and promotes heart repair in response to myocardial infarction, via up-regulation of its target gene, 18/Ocotober/2018, 11.01 pm