Utilizing Probiotics for the Prevention and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Diseases
Probiotics are heavily advertised to promote a healthy gastrointestinal tract and boost the immune system. This review article summarizes the history and diversity of probiotics, outlines conventional in vitro assays and in vivo models, assesses the pharmacologic effects of probiotic and pharmaceuti...
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Published in | Frontiers in microbiology Vol. 12; p. 689958 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A
09.08.2021
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Summary: | Probiotics are heavily advertised to promote a healthy gastrointestinal tract and boost the immune system. This review article summarizes the history and diversity of probiotics, outlines conventional
in vitro
assays and
in vivo
models, assesses the pharmacologic effects of probiotic and pharmaceutical co-administration, and the broad impact of clinical probiotic utilization for gastrointestinal disease indications. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 This article was submitted to Food Microbiology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Microbiology Reviewed by: Robert J. Moore, RMIT University, Australia; Carolina Maldonado-Galdeano, CONICET Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA), Argentina Edited by: Irma Schabussova, Medical University Vienna, Austria |
ISSN: | 1664-302X 1664-302X |
DOI: | 10.3389/fmicb.2021.689958 |