Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal
tract. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of IBD remain unclear, both genetic …

The gastrointestinal tract is a complex ecosystem that associates a resident microbiota and
cells of various phenotypes lining the epithelial wall expressing complex metabolic activities …

This review describes current knowledge on probiotic bacteriotherapy from the oral health
perspective. Recent experimental studies and results from randomized controlled trials have …

There is unequivocal evidence that administration of probiotics could be effective in the
treatment of acute infectious diarrhoea in children and the prevention of antibiotic associated …

Probiotics and prebiotics share a unique role in human nutrition, largely centering on
manipulation of populations or activities of the bacteria that colonize our bodies. Benefits of …

Dysbiosis of gut microbiota occurs in many human chronic immune-mediated diseases,
such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) …

BACKGROUND The exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by Lactobacillus and other
probiotics are associated with many benefits, such as immune regulation, antioxidant …

There is increasing evidence indicating health benefits by consumption of foods containing
microorganisms, ie probiotics. A number of clinical trials have been performed to evaluate …

Probiotics offer promise for physiologic, nontoxic treatment of pouchitis, ulcerative colitis,
and acute infectious diarrhea, but larger, controlled clinical studies must be performed to …

The demonstration that immune and epithelial cells can discriminate between different
microbial species has extended our understanding of the actions of probiotics beyond …