Probiotics in treating diseases – short review

Autor: Maria Drăgan, Diana Popovici, Ruxandra Teodora Stan, Cătălina Daniela Stan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Romanian Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice, Vol 13, Iss 4, Pp 193-196 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2066-5563
2069-6671
DOI: 10.37897/RJPhP.2020.4.3
Popis: In the last 20 years, probiotics have attracted specialists attention being conducted over 50 studies investigating the probiotics use in human diseases treatment. These studies revealed that the probiotics potential is ranging from constipation to hepatic encephalopathy. Probiotics are able to normalize the intestinal microbial ecosystem, to improve the gut barrier function, to inhibit potential pathogens and to modulate the immune and anti-inflammatory activities. Further studies need to clarify the optimal effective dosage for specific diseases, the most effective probiotic for distinctive diseases, to emphasize the interactions with food, and to determine if single-species probiotics would provide helth benefits.
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