Lactic acid bacteria: Food safety and human health applications

RD Ayivi, R Gyawali, A Krastanov, SO Aljaloud… - Dairy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Research on lactic acid bacteria has confirmed how specific strains possess probiotic
properties and impart unique sensory characteristics to food products. The use of probiotic …

[HTML][HTML] Probiotic supplements might not be universally-effective and safe: A review

D Kothari, S Patel, SK Kim - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2019 - Elsevier
Last few decades have witnessed the unprecedented growth in the application of probiotics
for promoting the general gut health as well as their inception as biotherapeutics to alleviate …

Modulatory effects of probiotics during pathogenic infections with emphasis on immune regulation

A Raheem, L Liang, G Zhang, S Cui - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In order to inhibit pathogenic complications and to enhance animal and poultry growth,
antibiotics have been extensively used for many years. Antibiotics applications not only …

Gut microbiota: A player in aging and a target for anti-aging intervention

AM Vaiserman, AK Koliada, F Marotta - Ageing research reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Aging-associated alterations in composition, diversity and functional features of intestinal
microbiota are well-described in the modern literature. They are suggested to be caused by …

Potential benefits of probiotics and prebiotics for coronary heart disease and stroke

H Wu, J Chiou - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), a major cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, coronary heart disease and stroke are the most well-known and extensively …

Targeting gut microbiota–derived kynurenine to predict and protect the remodeling of the pressure-overloaded young heart

B Shi, X Zhang, Z Song, Z Dai, K Luo, B Chen… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Pressure-overloaded left ventricular remodeling in young population is progressive and
readily degenerate into heart failure. The aims of this study were to identify a plasma …

Impact of obesity-induced inflammation on cardiovascular diseases (CVD)

G Battineni, GG Sagaro, N Chintalapudi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Overweight and obesity are key risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Obesity is
currently presented as a pro-inflammatory state with an expansion in the outflow of …

The gut microbiota and its implication in the development of atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular diseases

E Sanchez-Rodriguez, A Egea-Zorrilla, J Plaza-Díaz… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The importance of gut microbiota in health and disease is being highlighted by numerous
research groups worldwide. Atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart disease and stroke …

Gut microbiota changes in the extreme decades of human life: a focus on centenarians

A Santoro, R Ostan, M Candela, E Biagi… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
The gut microbiota (GM) is a complex, evolutionarily molded ecological system, which
contributes to a variety of physiological functions. The GM is highly dynamic, being sensitive …

Developing a synbiotic fermented milk using probiotic bacteria and organic green banana flour

ALD Batista, R Silva, LP Cappato, MVS Ferreira… - Journal of functional …, 2017 - Elsevier
The addition of organic green banana flour (GBF, 0%, 1%, 3%, or 5% w/v) on the quality
parameters of fermented milk was investigated (21 days/5° C). Suitable viability of lactic and …