Saccharomyces boulardii: What Makes It Tick as Successful Probiotic?

P Pais, V Almeida, M Yılmaz, MC Teixeira - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Saccharomyces boulardii is a probiotic yeast often used for the treatment of GI tract
disorders such as diarrhea symptoms. It is genetically close to the model yeast …

Trends in dairy and non-dairy probiotic products-a review

B Vijaya Kumar, SVN Vijayendra… - Journal of food science and …, 2015 - Springer
Health awareness has grown to a greater extent among consumers and they are looking for
healthy probiotic counterparts. Keeping in this view, the present review focuses recent …

Probiotics and gut microbiota: Mechanistic insights into gut immune homeostasis through TLR pathway regulation

H Kaur, SA Ali - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Consumption of probiotics as a useful functional food improves the host's wellbeing, and,
when paired with prebiotics (indigestible dietary fibre/carbohydrate), often benefits the host …

The potential application of probiotics for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19

E Elekhnawy, WA Negm - Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2022 - Springer
Background Given the severe infection, poor prognosis, and the low number of available
effective drugs, potential prevention and treatment strategies for COVID-19 need to be …

Probiotics and prebiotics potential for the care of skin, female urogenital tract, and respiratory tract

M Bustamante, BD Oomah, WP Oliveira… - Folia microbiologica, 2020 - Springer
The prebiotics and probiotics market is constantly growing due to the positive effects of its
consumption on human health, which extends beyond the digestive system. In addition, the …

Probiotics and beneficial microorganisms in biopreservation of plant-based foods and beverages

S Udayakumar, DMD Rasika, H Priyashantha… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Maintaining the overall quality and shelf life of plant-based food and beverages is
particularly important yet challenging to the food industry. Demand for natural preservation …

The use of probiotics to fight biofilms in medical devices: A systematic review and meta-analysis

FM Carvalho, R Teixeira-Santos, FJM Mergulhao… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Medical device-associated infections (MDAI) are a critical problem due to the increasing
usage of medical devices in the aging population. The inhibition of biofilm formation through …

Gut microbiota dynamics in relation to long-COVID-19 syndrome: role of probiotics to combat psychiatric complications

MF Alenazy, HI Aljohar, AR Alruwaili, MH Daghestani… - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increasing numbers of patients who recover from COVID-19 report lasting symptoms, such
as fatigue, muscle weakness, dementia, and insomnia, known collectively as post-acute …

The effect of probiotics and gut microbiota on Th17 cells

S Tanabe - International Reviews of Immunology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Probiotics and gut microbiota have a significant impact on gut homeostasis in the host.
Recent clinical studies demonstrated the ameliorative features of several kinds of probiotics …

Use of Lactobacillus plantarum (strains 22F and 25F) and Pediococcus acidilactici (strain 72N) as replacements for antibiotic-growth promotants in pigs

P Pupa, P Apiwatsiri, W Sirichokchatchawan… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The lactic acid bacteria (LAB) Lactobacillus plantarum (strains 22F and 25F) and
Pediococcus acidilactici (strain 72N) have appeared promising as replacements for …