Bifidobacterium breve prevents necrotising enterocolitis by suppressing inflammatory responses in a preterm rat model.

abstract：:The present work looks at the role of phytate-degrading Pediococcus pentosaceus CFR R123 application in functional foods to evaluate the fate of phytate and calcium solubility during fermentation. Under standard conditions, CFR R123 grown in modified MRS containing sodium phytate CFR R123 showed 43% degradation of sod...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Raghavendra P,Ushakumari SR,Halami PM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we demonstrated that Propionibacterium acnes, a human skin commensal bacterium, ferments glycerol into short-chain fatty acids, including propionic acid. Propionic acid suppressed the growth of Staphylococcus aureus USA300, a community-acquired methicillin-resistant bacterium, in vitro and in vivo. In this...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Wang Y,Dai A,Huang S,Kuo S,Shu M,Tapia CP,Yu J,Two A,Zhang H,Gallo RL,Huang CM

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human body is exposed to many xenobiotic, potentially harmful compounds. The intestinal immune system is crucial in protecting the human body from these substances. Moreover, many microorganisms, residing in the gastrointestinal tract, play an important role in modulating immune responses. Pre- and probiotics may ...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Peters VBM,van de Steeg E,van Bilsen J,Meijerink M

更新日期：2019-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut is hypothesised to play an important role in the development and progression of sepsis. It is however unknown whether the gut microbiome and the gut barrier function is already altered early in sepsis development and whether it is possible to modulate the microbiome in early sepsis. Therefore, a randomised, do...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Stadlbauer V,Horvath A,Komarova I,Schmerboeck B,Feldbacher N,Klymiuk I,Durdevic M,Rainer F,Blesl A,Stiegler P,Leber B

更新日期：2019-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the effects of Bifidobacterium longum 51A on the intestinal mucosa and inflammatory response in experimental colitis. Colitis was induced by administration of 3.5% dextran sodium sulphate (DSS) solution for 7 days. Two periods of administration were performed: treatment (T) group, mice received Bi...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Abrantes FA,Nascimento BB,Andrade MER,de Barros PAV,Cartelle CT,Martins FS,Nicoli JR,Arantes RME,Generoso SV,Fernandes SOA,Cardoso VN

更新日期：2020-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic food-borne pathogen and is life-threatening to individuals with a weakened immune system. The aim of this study was to determine if Lactobacillus plantarum 423 and Enterococcus mundtii ST4SA could prevent colonisation of L. monocytogenes in the gastro-intestinal tract (GIT). ...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： van Zyl WF,Deane SM,Dicks LM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current leading view is that functionality and not phylotype is the most important determinant for the services provided by the gut microbiota. Here we present an alternative opinion, advocating the importance of phylotype in addition to function. We believe the literature is misled by technical artifacts in defin...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Avershina E,Rudi K

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to systematically evaluate safety of probiotics and synbiotics in immune compromised adults (≥18 years). Safety was analysed using the Common Terminology Clinical Adverse Events (CTCAE version 4.0) classification, thereby providing an update on previous reports using the most recent available clinical...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Van den Nieuwboer M,Brummer RJ,Guarner F,Morelli L,Cabana M,Claasen E

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease (PD) remains unknown but it has been hypothesised that the intestinal tract could be an initiating and contributing factor to the neurodegenerative processes. In PD patients as well as in animal models for PD, alpha-synuclein-positive enteric neurons in the col...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Perez-Pardo P,Dodiya HB,Engen PA,Naqib A,Forsyth CB,Green SJ,Garssen J,Keshavarzian A,Kraneveld AD

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is characterised by a depletion of lactobacilli in favour of an overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria. It is associated with increased risk for urogenital infections and abortion. In this study we assessed the effect of a yoghurt drink containing Lactobacillus strains on BV. The strains had been is...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Laue C,Papazova E,Liesegang A,Pannenbeckers A,Arendarski P,Linnerth B,Domig KJ,Kneifel W,Petricevic L,Schrezenmeir J

更新日期：2018-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated some in vitro properties for probiotic use of four strains of bifidobacteria isolated from faeces of healthy children (Bifidobacterium longum 51A, Bifidobacterium breve 1101A, Bifidobacterium pseudolongum 1191A and Bifidobacterium bifidum 1622A). In vitro tests were carried out to compar...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Souza TC,Silva AM,Drews JR,Gomes DA,Vinderola CG,Nicoli JR

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The establishment of the gut microbiota immediately after birth is a dynamic process that may impact lifelong health. At this important developmental stage in early life, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) serve as specific substrates to shape the gut microbiota of the nursling. The well-orchestrated transition is imp...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Chia LW,Mank M,Blijenberg B,Bongers RS,van Limpt K,Wopereis H,Tims S,Stahl B,Belzer C,Knol J

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactic acid bacteria, such as those of the Lactobacillus genus, naturally reside within the microbiota of the human body and have long been used as starter cultures and probiotic enhancers in fermented foods, such as fermented drinks, yoghurts and cheeses. Many of the beneficial qualities of these bacteria have tradit...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Patten DA,Laws AP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade it has become clear that probiotic and commensal interactions with mucosal dendritic cells in the lamina propria or epithelial cells lining the mucosa can modulate specific functions of the mucosal immune system. Innate pattern-recognition receptors such as TLRs, NLRs and CLRs play a crucial role ...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Meijerink M,Wells JM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutritional intervention studies, like those with pre- and probiotics, are often hampered by low effect sizes, reducing the power to demonstrate potential efficacy. Here, we perform computer simulations of a hypothetical clinical trial using such an intervention in order to elucidate determining factors that can be in...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Larsen OFA,Claassen E,Brummer RJ

更新日期：2020-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermotolerant Campylobacter spp., specifically Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, are the most common bacterial causes of human gastroenteritis in developed countries. Consumption of improperly prepared poultry products and cross contamination are among the main causes of human campylobacteriosis. The aim o...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Robyn J,Rasschaert G,Messens W,Pasmans F,Heyndrickx M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last years, the application of probiotics in gynaecological clinical practice has gained increasing relevance regarding therapy and prevention. This trend has also provoked the need for having tailored pharmaceutical preparations containing powerful microbial strains with defined properties. For the develop...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Domig KJ,Kiss H,Petricevic L,Viernstein H,Unger F,Kneifel W

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal microbiota forms a complex ecosystem that is in close contact with its host and has an important impact on health. An increasing number of disorders are associated with disturbances in this ecosystem. Also patients suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) show an altered composition of their gut mi...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： König J,Brummer RJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations of the gut microbiota and mucosal barrier are linked with metabolic diseases. Our aim was to investigate the potential benefit of the potential probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis 420 in reducing high-fat diet-induced body weight gain and diabetes in mice. In the obesity model, C57Bl/6J mice wer...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Stenman LK,Waget A,Garret C,Klopp P,Burcelin R,Lahtinen S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of native microorganisms with probiotic capacity is an alternative tool for the treatment and prevention of several diseases that affect animals, such as neonatal calf diarrhoea. The selection of probiotic strains within a collection is based on different in vitro and in vivo assays, which predict their potent...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Fernández S,Fraga M,Silveyra E,Trombert AN,Rabaza A,Pla M,Zunino P

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing interest in the use of probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) for prevention of hypercholesterolaemia. This study assessed the cholesterol lowering ability of Pediococcus acidilactici LAB4 and Lactobacillus plantarum LAB12 in growth media. Both LAB yielded >98% (39.2 μg/ml) cholesterol lowering in growt...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Lim FT,Lim SM,Ramasamy K

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The yoghurt bacteria, Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus, are alleged to have beneficial effects on human health. The objective of this study was to characterise growth, biochemical activity and competitive behaviour of these two bacteria in vitro and in vivo. S. thermophilus LMD-...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Ben-Yahia L,Mayeur C,Rul F,Thomas M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few data regarding the role of probiotics as a dietary intervention in the management of obesity in children. An open prospective examination was conducted to clarify the effects of Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS)-containing beverages in obese children. We compared the intestinal microbiota and orga...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Nagata S,Chiba Y,Wang C,Yamashiro Y

更新日期：2017-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of obesity is continuously growing and has reached epidemic proportions. It is clear that current methods to combat obesity are not effective enough to reduce the problem. Therefore, further investigation is needed to develop new strategies. Recent research pointed out a potential role of the microbial ...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Grootaert C,Marzorati M,Van den Abbeele P,Van de Wiele T,Possemiers S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal lactobacilli offer protection against microbiota imbalance and genitourinary tract infections. We compared vaginal lactobacilli in 50 Estonian women of child-bearing age applying culture-based methods, quantitative PCR and next-generation sequencing (NGS). The culture-based methods found three different lactob...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Smidt I,Kiiker R,Oopkaup H,Lapp E,Rööp T,Truusalu K,Štšepetova J,Truu J,Mändar R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the prevalence of persistent human infections by nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS). Recently published study results indicate that a small fraction (at least 2.2%) of NTS-infected patients continue to shed Salmonella for an extended period of time (up to years). Despite the recommendation not to use ...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Piatek J,Sommermeyer H,Bernatek M,Ciechelska-Rybarczyk A,Oleskow B,Mikkelsen LS,Barken KB

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacilli exhibit several health benefits in mammals, including humans. Our previous reports established that heat-killed Lactobacillus brevis SBC8803 (SBC8803) increased both efferent gastric vagal nerve activity and afferent intestinal vagal nerve activity in rats. We speculated that this strain could be useful f...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Horii Y,Nakakita Y,Misonou Y,Nakamura T,Nagai K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate how konjac glucomannan hydrolysates (GMH) could support the healthy re-colonisation of vaginal microflora post infections. A total of 26 female patients (12 controls and 14 treatments) aged 18 to 25 suffering from vaginal infection were recruited for this study. Patients were assi...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Tester R,Al-Ghazzewi F,Shen N,Chen Z,Chen F,Yang J,Zhang D,Tang M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The probiotic strain Bifidobacterium bifidum YIT 10347 has been demonstrated to inhibit Helicobacter pylori activity, prevent injury to the gastric mucosa, and improve general gastric malaise symptoms in H. pylori positive patients. This study aimed to investigate the adhering activity and localisation of B. bifidum Y...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Shibahara-Sone H,Gomi A,Iino T,Kano M,Nonaka C,Watanabe O,Miyazaki K,Ohkusa T

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is highly correlated with the dysbiosis of intestinal microbiota, and bifidobacteria are one of the soft targets of this metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Bifidobacterium sp. MKK4 and rice-based fermented foods on physical, haematological, gut microbiota and lypogenic-lyp...

journal_title：Beneficial microbes

authors： Ray M,Hor PK,Ojha D,Soren JP,Singh SN,Mondal KC

更新日期：2018-04-25 00:00:00