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Effects of Probiotics on Gut Microbiota: An Overview

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
The role of probiotics in regulating intestinal flora to enhance host immunity has recently received widespread attention. Altering the human gut microbiota may increase the predisposition to several disease phenotypes such as gut inflammation and ...
Preethi Chandrasekaran, S. Weiskirchen, Ralf Weiskirchen   +2 more
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Postbiotics—A Step Beyond Pre- and Probiotics

Nutrients, 2020
As an imbalance in the intestinal microbiota can lead to the development of several diseases (e.g., type 1 diabetes, cancer, among others), the use of prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics to alter the gut microbiome has attracted recent interest ...
Jakub Żółkiewicz, A. Marzec, M. Ruszczyński, W. Feleszko   +3 more
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Current review of genetically modified lactic acid bacteria for the prevention and treatment of colitis using murine models [PDF]

, 2015
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are disorders of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by recurrent inflammation that requires lifelong treatments.
Azevedo, Vasco, Bermudez Humaran, Luis G., Chatel, Jean Marc, de Moreno, Maria Alejandra, del Carmen, Silvina Andrea, Langella, Philippe, Leblanc, Jean Guy Joseph, Miyoshi, Anderson   +7 more
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The Potential Impact of Probiotics on Human Health: An Update on Their Health-Promoting Properties

Microorganisms
Probiotics, known to be live microorganisms, have been shown to improve or restore the gut microbiota, which in turn has been linked to improved health.
N. Maftei, C. Raileanu, A. Balta, Lenuța Ambrose, Monica Boev, Denisa Batîr Marin, E. Lisă   +6 more
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The relationship between gut microbiota and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis - a literature review [PDF]

, 2019
Gut microbiota is an essential component in the pathogenesis of liver cirrhosis and its complications. There is a direct relationship between the gut and the liver called the gutliver axis through which bacteria can reach the liver through the portal ...
Fierbinteanu Braticevici, Carmen, Mazilu, Laura, Motofei, Catalina, Pantea Stoian, Anca Mihaela, Parepa, Irinel R., Paunica, Mihai, Popoiag, Roxana-Emanuela, Serban, Laura M., Suceveanu, Adrian P., Suceveanu, Andra I.   +9 more
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Probiotics History

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2016
Gut microbiota promotes healthy effects on the host and prevents diseases. Probiotic (probios, for life) are defined as “live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host.” At the beginning of 1900s Louis Pasteur identified the microorganisms responsible for the process of fermentation, whereas E ...
GASBARRINI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, BONVICINI, FIORENZA, GRAMENZI, ANNAGIULIA   +2 more
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Clostridium species as probiotics: potentials and challenges

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2020
Clostridium species, as a predominant cluster of commensal bacteria in our gut, exert lots of salutary effects on our intestinal homeostasis. Up to now, Clostridium species have been reported to attenuate inflammation and allergic diseases effectively ...
Pingting Guo, Ke Zhang, Xi Ma, Pingli He
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The promotion mechanism of prebiotics for probiotics: A review

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Prebiotics and probiotics play a positive role in promoting human nutrition and health. Prebiotics are compounds that cannot be digested by the host, but can be used and fermented by probiotics, so as to promote the reproduction and metabolism of ...
Siyong You, Yuchen Ma, Bowen Yan, Wenhui Pei, Qiming Wu, Chao Ding, Caoxing Huang   +6 more
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Piacentinu Ennese PDO cheese as reservoir of promising probiotic bacteria [PDF]

, 2019
Piacentinu Ennese is a protected designation of origin (PDO) cheese produced in the surrounding area of Enna (Sicily, Italy), using raw ewe’s milk without the addition of any starter cultures.
Caggia, Cinzia, De Angelis, Maria, Pino, Alessandra, Randazzo, Cinzia Lucia, Russo, Nunziatina, Sferrazzo, Giuseppe, Van Hoorde, Koenraad   +6 more
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Probiotics (Lactobacillus plantarum HNU082) Supplementation Relieves Ulcerative Colitis by Affecting Intestinal Barrier Functions, Immunity-Related Gene Expression, Gut Microbiota, and Metabolic Pathways in Mice

Microbiology spectrum, 2022
Many studies have focused on the therapeutic effect of probiotics on ulcerative colitis (UC), but few studies have paid attention to the mechanism of probiotics, especially the therapeutic effect.
Yuqing Wu, R. Jha, Ao Li, Huanwei Liu, Zeng Zhang, Chengcheng Zhang, Q. Zhai, Jiachao Zhang   +7 more
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