Search Results for probiotic

... Abstract The World Health Organization has defined probiotics as “Live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit to the host.” Traditionally, probiotic microorganisms (mainly Lactobacillus ssp. and Bifidobacterium ssp.) have been used to prevent...

... Abstract Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials indicate that probiotic supplementation significantly reduces the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) without adverse effects in preterm very-low-birthweight neonates. A change in practice in favor of probiotic supplementation...

... Abstract Probiotics are increasingly used in order to help prevent or treat a growing number of conditions, especially gastrointestinal tract disorders. Indeed, a large number of clinical trials, many properly randomized and controlled, have shown significant efficacy in a number...

... and the activities of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue. Probiotic supplements are an upcoming group of nutraceuticals that could offer positive effects on athlete’s gut and entire health. Some results demonstrate promising benefits for probiotic use on the athlete’s immune system. There is also evidence...

... Abstract Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms which, when provided in sufficient amounts, have a beneficial effect on human health. In the last two decades, worldwide interest in the use of functional foods containing probiotic bacteria for disease prevention and health promotion has...

... is different in quality and quantity from that of healthy controls. These findings prompted the concept that specific beneficial bacteria from the human intestinal microflora, designated probiotics, which may restore the intestinal ecosystem could be considered as a potential alternative strategy...

... Abstract Probiotics are an established therapeutic or preventive intervention for gastrointestinal diseases and their efficacy is supported by several mechanisms, including the modulation of the immune response. However, there is evidence that the administration of probiotics may also...

... be impactful on the course of IBD. Herein is a review of the controlled trials undertaken to assess the use of antibiotics that would kill or suppress potentially injurious microbes, probiotics that would overpopulate the gut with potentially beneficial microbes or prebiotics that provide a metabolic substrate...

... considerable perspectives for the use of nutritional interventions, intended to modulate immune functionality in a desired direction. Probiotics are discussed here as a possible way to achieve this goal. It seems that effects are not only strain specific, but will depend on many environmental factors that make...

... controversy exists concerning the routine use of probiotics in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis. This chapter will provide a brief overview of the developing intestinal microbiome and discuss the use of pro- and prebiotics in preterm infants. Emerging non-culture-based technologies derived...

... the development of allergic diseases. Various strains of probiotics such as Bifidobacterium , Lactobacillus , and Lactococcus have been assessed for their ability to suppress the occurrence of atopic dermatitis (AD) in animal models and human studies. Although the effect of probiotics on allergic responses...

... bacteria in a product; industry must also provide proof of efficacy for each strain. Inthe early 1990s, Fonterra embarked on a programme to develop proprietary probiotic strains,and as a result, commercialised two strains, Bifidobacterium lactis HN019 and Lactobacillusrhamnosus HN001. Over the past decade...

... as the concept of using living bacteria (probiotics) to treat IBD, are reviewed and discussed in detail in the present review. Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are characterized by chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract of unknown origin. While inflammation in ulcerative colitis (UC) is restricted...

... Abstract The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in immune development and may play a role in the development of allergic disorders. Manipulation of the intestinal microbiota may therefore offer an approach to the prevention or treatment of allergic diseases. Probiotics and prebiotics...

... take place by probioticbacteria when breastfeeding is not possible. Thus, incorporating specificprobiotics selected for the development of the infant’s gut microbiota may form a beneficialpossibility for future infant feeding purposes. Many current probiotics havedocumented strain-specific health...

... Abstract A number of metagenomic analyses providing knowledge of the human microbiome have yielded data on the differences between healthy and diseased individuals. Microbiota manipulation, such as through the administration of probiotics, may potentially contribute to improved health outcomes...

... the clinical evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and their meta-analyses of the effectiveness of probiotics, prebiotics, and dietary fiber in the treatment of FGD in the pediatric population. While it is too soon to recommend the routine use of any probiotics for treating FGD, some...

... Abstract The concept of manipulating the gut microbiota through the administration of probiotics during early life in order to reduce the risk of and prevent or treat diseases, including those that manifest in later life, is appealing. However, a cautious approach is needed, and the long-term...