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 inFrontiers in microbiology Vol. 12; p. 689958
Main Authors Milner, Erin, Stevens, Benjamin, An, Martino, Lam, Victoria, Ainsworth, Michael, Dihle, Preston, Stearns, Jocelyn, Dombrowski, Andrew, Rego, Daniel, Segars, Katharine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media S.A 09.08.2021
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food microbiology
Microbiology
probiotic cultures
probiotic microbiology
probiotic pharmacology
probiotic treatment of gastrointestinal disease
probiotics
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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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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