-Ozdemir O., Department of Pediatics, Division of Allergy/Immunology, SEMA Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Clin Exp Immunol. 2010 Jun;160(3):295-304. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04109.x. Epub 2010 Mar 16.
Excerpts:
- Enhanced presence of probiotic bacteria in the intestinal microbiota is found to correlate with protection against atopy.
- There is also very promising evidence to recommend the addition of probiotics to foods for the prevention and treatment of allergic diseases.
- Clinical improvement, especially in allergic rhinitis and immunoglobulin (Ig)E-sensitized (atopic) eczema, has been reported in most of the published studies.
- After weaning, the microflora of children begins to resemble that of adults, with
increased Bacteroides, Veillonella and Fusobacterium. - In another study, Lctbs acidophilus and Bfdbm lactis treatments prevented OVA-induced allergic symptoms on the skin and gastrointestinal tract, e.g. eosinophilic infiltration.
- The 'hygiene hypothesis' and its possible connection to increased levels of allergic disease in industrialized countries.
- Development of infant immune system, its relation to environmental and dietary bacteria, and its maturation into the adult immune system.
- Probiotics: definition and modes of operation.
No comments:
Post a Comment