PLoS ONE, 2022 Rifaximin and lactulose are widely used in patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE); however, data on whether the combined use of rifaximin and lactulose could yield additional benefits for patients with HE are limited and inconclusive.
Jian Fu, Yi Gao, Li Shi
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Biotechnology of Lactulose Production: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects
Техника и технология пищевых производств, 2023 Lactulose is a prebiotic that has found a wide application in medicine and food industry. Commercial lactulose is usually synthesized by isomerization in alkaline media at high temperatures.
Svetlana A. Ryabtseva +6 more
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The potential role of lactulose pharmacotherapy in the treatment and prevention of diabetes
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 The non-absorbable disaccharide lactulose is mostly used in the treatment of various gastrointestinal disorders such as chronic constipation and hepatic encephalopathy.
Natural Chu +4 more
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Lactulose enhances neuroplasticity to improve cognitive function in early hepatic encephalopathy
Neural Regeneration Research, 2015 Lactulose is known to improve cognitive function in patients with early hepatic encephalopathy; however, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood.
Nan Yang +7 more
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Low-Dose Lactulose as a Prebiotic for Improved Gut Health and Enhanced Mineral Absorption
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 Although medium and high doses of lactulose are used routinely for the treatment of constipation and hepatic encephalopathy, respectively, a wealth of evidence demonstrates that, at low doses, lactulose can also be used as a prebiotic to stimulate the ...
Tarkan Karakan +2 more
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Effects of lactulose on growth, carcass characteristics, faecal microbiota, and blood constituents in broilers [PDF]
Veterinární Medicína, 2016 This study was conducted to determine the effect of supplementing diets with lactulose on growth performance, carcass characteristics, faecal microbiota, and blood constituents. A total of 324 one-day-old Ross 308 mixed-sex broiler chicks with an average
M. Mohammadi Gheisar +3 more
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Lactulose selectively stimulates members of the gut microbiota, as determined by multi-modal activity-based sorting [PDF]
Gut MicrobesThere is much interest in the development of dietary supplements that selectively promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria. The selectivity of many candidate prebiotics has, however, not been thoroughly investigated.
Hamid Rasoulimehrabani +12 more
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Novel regimen for colonoscopy bowel preparation with oral lactulose: a prospective comparative study [PDF]
Clinical EndoscopyBackground/Aims Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is considered the gold standard regimen for bowel preparation; however, due to the necessity of a large volume, patient tolerance is impaired.
Josué Aliaga Ramos +2 more
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Lactulose production from kashk whey utilizing eggshell as an eco-friendly catalyst [PDF]
Food Chemistry: XKashk whey, high in lactose, offers a sustainable approach to managing whey waste by enabling the production of valuable products. This study focused on the isomerization of kashk whey lactose into lactulose.
Ali Moayedi +5 more
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Lactulose as a prebiotic improved the intestinal health and metabolism of geese [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceLactulose is highly valued for its unique role in promoting the growth of intestinal probiotics. The objective of this research was to investigate how varying levels of dietary protein combined with lactulose supplementation influence the intestinal ...
Xiaoxue Wang +14 more
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