Romanian Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice (Dec 2020)

Probiotics in treating diseases – short review

  • Maria Drăgan,
  • Diana Popovici,
  • Ruxandra Teodora Stan,
  • Cătălina Daniela Stan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.37897/rjphp.2020.4.3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 4
pp. 193 – 196

Abstract

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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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