Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms, which when administered in adequate
amounts, confer a health benefit on the host. Health benefits have mainly been …

Lactic acid and short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) produced by vaginal microbiota have
reported antimicrobial and immune modulatory activities indicating their potential as …

Abstract The One Health concept proposes that there is a connection between human,
animal and environmental health. Plants and their health are not explicitly included. In this …

The gut microbiome is not a silent ecosystem but exerts several physiological and
immunological functions. For many decades, lactobacilli have been used as an effective …

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal discharge in reproductive age
women around the world and is associated with several poor reproductive health outcomes …

The new coronavirus pneumonia, named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization, has
become a pandemic. It is highly pathogenic and reproduces quickly. There are currently no …

Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos are the medicinal mushrooms that have been used as
traditional Chinese medicines and consumed as functional foods. We hypothesized that …

Background Many probiotic bacteria have been described as promising tools for the
treatment and prevention of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Most of these bacteria are …

The huge amount of intestinal bacteria represents a continuing threat to the intestinal barrier.
To meet this challenge, gut epithelial cells produce antimicrobial peptides (AMP) that act at …

This study was aimed to investigate the effects of Clostridium butyricum (C. butyricum)
immunity and intestinal epithelial barrier function at the intestinal mucosal level, by using …