The role of antibiotic and probiotic therapies in current and future management of inflammatory bowel disease

JB Ewaschuk, QZ Tejpar, I Soo, KL Madsen… - Current …, 2006 - Springer
Abundant evidence indicates that the intestinal microflora have a role in the pathogenesis of
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The composition of the gut microflora is altered in IBD …

Use of probiotics in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

AL Hart, AJ Stagg, MA Kamm - Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 2003 - journals.lww.com
The gut flora plays a fundamental role in maintaining normal intestinal function. A
disturbance of this flora, or the host response to this flora, has been clearly demonstrated to …

Probiotics and antibiotics in inflammatory bowel disease

P Gionchetti, F Rizzello, M Campieri - Current opinion in …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Many experimental and clinical observations suggest a potential role for intestinal microflora
in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Manipulation of the luminal content …

Advances in the medical therapy of inflammatory bowel disease

JA Katz - Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 2002 - journals.lww.com
The medical therapy of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has advanced significantly over
the past year. Serologic markers of IBD have been further investigated and better defined …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics and probiotics in treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

P Gionchetti, F Rizzello, KM Lammers… - World journal of …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Many experimental and clinical observations suggest that intestinal microflora plays a
potential role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Manipulation of the …

Intestinal microflora as a therapeutic target in inflammatory bowel disease

K Mitsuyama, A Toyonaga, M Sata - Journal of gastroenterology, 2002 - Springer
Although the causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remain incompletely understood,
increasing evidence implicates intestinal microflora in the pathogenesis of these disorders …

Rationale for probiotic and antibiotic treatment strategies in inflammatory bowel diseases

M Schultz, J Schölmerich, HC Rath - Digestive Diseases, 2003 - karger.com
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), commonly referred to as Crohn's disease and ulcerative
colitis are chronic aggressive disorders which share many similarities concerning …

[HTML][HTML] Probiotics and prebiotics in chronic inflammatory bowel diseases

JB Ewaschuk, LA Dieleman - World journal of gastroenterology …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells of the colon exist in a highly complex, but harmonious
relationship. Disturbances in this remarkable symbiosis can result in the development of …

Probiotics and inflammatory bowel disease

JH Kwon, RJ Farrell - BioDrugs, 2003 - Springer
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterised by a chronic dysregulation of the
inflammatory response in the gastrointestinal tract. While the pathogenesis is unclear …

Therapeutic manipulation of the enteric microflora in inflammatory bowel diseases: antibiotics, probiotics, and prebiotics

RB Sartor - Gastroenterology, 2004 - Elsevier
Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and pouchitis are caused by overly aggressive immune
responses to a subset of commensal (nonpathogenic) enteric bacteria in genetically …