Mucositis manifesting as diarrhoea is a common side effect of chemotherapy which remains
poorly understood. It is one of a number of manifestations of alimentary mucositis, which …

Gut flora and probiotics have potential to affect health and disease far beyond the gut. There
is increasing evidence that probiotics have beneficial effects in preventing a wide range of …

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a commonly used chemotherapy agent in clinical oncology practice.
Two of its major side effects are mucositis and diarrhoea. The structure of mucins offers …

Chemotherapy‐induced diarrhoea is a major oncological problem, caused by the cytotoxic
effects of cancer chemotherapy. Irinotecan is linked with severe mucositis and diarrhoea, the …

Objective Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can improve disturbances of indigenous microflora as
well as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease …

Purpose Mucositis is a major oncological problem, caused by the cytotoxic effects of cancer
chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Irinotecan is used to treat a variety of solid tumours …

Background: The immunological mechanisms responsible for the immunomodulatory and
anti-allergic effects of probiotic bacteria are still poorly defined. The combined effects of …

To evaluate the effects of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), we
measured the inhibitory effect of several LAB isolated from intestinal microflora and …

Although pelvic radiotherapy, either alone or combined with chemotherapy, has proved to
be successful in the treatment of patients with rectal, gynecological and urologic cancer, it is …

Discussion Mucositis (inflammation of the mucous membranes) is a major gastrointestinal
(GI) complication following cancer chemotherapy. 1, 2 Because mucositis may affect any …