PMID: Benef Microbes. 2019 Oct 14 ;10(7):729-739. Epub 2019 Jul 24. PMID: 31965842 Abstract Title: Probiotics maintain intestinal secretory immunoglobulin A levels in healthy formula-fed infants: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Abstract: Formula-fed infants are more susceptible to infectious diseases because they lack the maternal immune factors transferred from breast milk, while their own immune …
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Potential health-promoting benefits of paraprobiotics, inactivated orobiotic cells.
PMID: J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2020 Jan 9. Epub 2020 Jan 9. PMID: 31986247 Abstract Title: Potential Health-Promoting Benefits of Paraprobiotics, Inactivated Probiotic Cells. Abstract: Viability plays an important role in the beneficial microbes (probiotics) to produce health benefits. However, this idea has been changed after the invention of the term, paraprobiotics, indicating that non-viable microbes …
Cordyceps sinensis polysaccharides reduce side effects of cyclophosphamide on intestinal mucosal immunity and gut microbiota.
PMID: Carbohydr Polym. 2020 May 1 ;235:115957. Epub 2020 Feb 8. PMID: 32122493 Abstract Title: Cultured Cordyceps sinensis polysaccharides modulate intestinal mucosal immunity and gut microbiota in cyclophosphamide-treated mice. Abstract: The present study aimed to investigate the protective effect of cultured Cordyceps sinensis polysaccharides (CSP) on cyclophosphamide (Cy)-induced intestinal mucosal immunosuppression and microbial dysbiosis in …
The impact of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics on the biochemical, clinical, and immunological markers, as well as on the gut microbiota of obese hosts.
PMID: Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Mar 10:1-19. Epub 2020 Mar 10. PMID: 32156153 Abstract Title: The impact of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics on the biochemical, clinical, and immunological markers, as well as on the gut microbiota of obese hosts. Abstract: Obesity is currently considered a global epidemic and it leads to several alterations …
A commercial probiotic induces tolerogenic and reduces pathogenic responses in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.
PMID: Cells. 2020 Apr 7 ;9(4). Epub 2020 Apr 7. PMID: 32272791 Abstract Title: A Commercial Probiotic Induces Tolerogenic and Reduces Pathogenic Responses in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis. Abstract: Previous studies in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) models have shown that some probiotic bacteria beneficially impact the development of this experimental disease. Here, we tested the therapeutic …
Introduction of probiotics for preterm infants in NZ has been associated with significant reductions in NEC and late onset sepsis.
PMID: Front Pediatr. 2020 ;8:119. Epub 2020 Apr 7. PMID: 32318522 Abstract Title: Probiotics for Prevention of Severe Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Experience of New Zealand Neonatal Intensive Care Units. Abstract: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) affects mainly preterm infants, has a multifactorial etiology and is associated with intestinal dysbiosis and disordered immunity. Use of probiotics for prophylaxis is …
Enhancing immunity in viral infections, with special emphasis on COVID-19: A review.
PMID: Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020 Apr 16 ;14(4):367-382. Epub 2020 Apr 16. PMID: 32334392 Abstract Title: Enhancing immunity in viral infections, with special emphasis on COVID-19: A review. Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Balanced nutrition which can help in maintaining immunity is essential for prevention and management of viral infections. While data regarding nutrition in coronavirus …
Red wine extract disrupts Th17 lymphocyte differentiation in a colorectal cancer context.
PMID: Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Apr 18:e1901286. Epub 2020 Apr 18. PMID: 32306526 Abstract Title: Red Wine Extract Disrupts Th17 Lymphocyte Differentiation in a Colorectal Cancer Context. Abstract: SCOPE: It is well established that immune response and inflammation promote tumoral progression. Immune cells communicate through direct contact or through cytokine secretion, and it is …
Autotransfusion of ultraviolet-irradiated blood in destructive pneumonia of young children.
PMID: Khirurgiia (Mosk). 1991 Aug(8):14-20. PMID: 1942861 Abstract Title: [Autotransfusion of ultraviolet-irradiated blood in destructive pneumonia of young children]. Abstract: Analysis of the results of clinicoimmunological study of the use of autotransfusion of blood treated by ultraviolet irradiation (ABUVI) in infants with acute purulent destructive pneumonia (APDP) revealed that imbalance of cellular and humoral immunity …
Ultraviolet irradiation of blood in combined treatment of traumatic endophthalmitis
PMID: Vestn Oftalmol. 2001 May-Jun;117(3):29-31. PMID: 11521432 Abstract Title: [Ultraviolet irradiation of blood in combined treatment of traumatic endophthalmitis]. Abstract: Thirty-five patients (35 eyes) with traumatic endophthalmitis were treated. Ultraviolet exposure of autoblood was used in 16 patients, the rest 19 were treated routinely (antibiotics, etc.). Use of ultraviolet exposure of the blood in combined …
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