Probiotics in medicine: a long debate

E Stavropoulou, E Bezirtzoglou - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
During the last years probiotics gained the attention of clinicians for their use in the
prevention and treatment of multiple diseases. Probiotics main mechanisms of action …

[HTML][HTML] Gut-liver axis and probiotics: their role in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

G Paolella, C Mandato, L Pierri, M Poeta… - World journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The incidence of obesity and its related conditions, including non-alcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD), has dramatically increased in all age groups worldwide. Given the health …

Role of bioactive fatty acids in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

E Juárez-Hernández, NC Chávez-Tapia, M Uribe… - Nutrition journal, 2015 - Springer
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is characterized by fat deposition in hepatocytes,
and a strong association with nutritional factors. Dietary fatty acids are classified according …

[PDF][PDF] Impact of the gut microbiota, prebiotics, and probiotics on human health and disease

CS Lin, CJ Chang, CC Lu, J Martel… - Biomedical …, 2014 - advancedvitality.s3.amazonaws.com
More than 100 trillion (1014) microbes inhabit the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and the
total number of genes derived from these microbes exceeds that of the human genome by at …

An update on probiotics, prebiotics and symbiotics in clinical nutrition

G Olveira, I González-Molero - Endocrinología y Nutrición (English Edition), 2016 - Elsevier
The concept of prebiotics, probiotics, and symbiotics and their use in different situations of
daily clinical practice related to clinical nutrition is reviewed, as well as their role in the …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting gut microbiota in hepatocellular carcinoma: probiotics as a novel therapy

MLY Wan, H El-Nezami - Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary liver cancer, is one of the
dreaded complications of chronic liver disease. Recent experimental and clinical studies …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiota and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NAFLD/NASH)

SMB Duarte, JT Stefano, CP Oliveira - Annals of hepatology, 2019 - Elsevier
Genetic predisposition, the intestinal microbiota (IM) and environmental factors, such as
sedentary lifestyle and inadequate diet, should be considered as critical factors for the …

Actualización de probióticos, prebióticos y simbióticos en nutrición clínica

G Olveira, I González-Molero - Endocrinología y nutrición, 2016 - Elsevier
Se revisa el concepto de prebióticos, probióticos y simbióticos y su empleo en diferentes
situaciones de la práctica clínica diaria relacionados con la nutrición clínica. Se analiza su …

Saccharomyces boulardii Administration Changes Gut Microbiota and Attenuates D-Galactosamine-Induced Liver Injury

L Yu, X Zhao, M Cheng, G Yang, B Wang, H Liu… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Growing evidence has shown that gut microbiome is a key factor involved in liver health.
Therefore, gut microbiota modulation with probiotic bacteria, such as Saccharomyces …

Gut microbiota and hepatocellular carcinoma

X Tao, N Wang, W Qin - Gastrointestinal tumors, 2015 - karger.com
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common complication of liver diseases
such as those related to viral hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. The gut-liver axis is gaining …