Background: Gastrointestinal infection is one of the major causes of morbidity in children. Diarrhea is the common manifestation. Diarrheal prevention needs a balance mucosal immune system. Probiotic used in prevention of gastrointestinal infection needs to be considered. The aim of the study is to prove probiotic protection in ileal mucosa after lipopolysaccaride (LPS) Escherichia coli 055:B5 …
Recent studies have reported that there is a group of microbiota, which have been shown to bring beneficial effects on human’s health. They are called probiotics. Probiotics have been defined as live, non pathogenic microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefi t on the host. The administration of probiotics can change the composition of the gut microbiota…
Background: Probiotics are microbes derived from the group of lactic acid bacteria that work to maintain the health of hosts. Probiotics can also be used to improve oral health. Periodontal disease is usually marked with gingival inflammation and alveolar bone resorption. Gram negative anaerobic bacteria that play important role in human periodontal disease are Porphyromonas gingivalis. (P. gin…
The role of probiotics to improve gut health in the elderly
Clinical trials have demostrated that zinc suplement during diarrhea Study that evaluated diet entriched with zinc and probiotic showed significant reduction on the duration of diarrhea. Whether this combination s beter than either supllement of zinc or probiotic alone is unknown. The objective of the study was to compare the duration of diarrhea among children with acute watery diarrhea given …
Probiotics are food additives that are beneficial to health that can improve the balance of microorganisms and protect the digestive tract from pathogenic germs. Type of proven probiotics are beneficial Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus strains. Prebiotics are oligosaccharides that can not digested by human digestive tract but is able to stimulate the growth of probiotic bacteria. The study is …
Proiotik adalah suplemen makanan yang mengandung mikroorganisme hidup, dikonsumsi dengan tujuan memberi banyak manfaat untuk kesehatan manusia. Probiotik banyak digunakan dalam produk-produk makanan di Jepang dan Eropa, sebagian besar probiotik digunakan dan dan tersedia dalam produk susu fermentasi, khususnya yoghurt. Bakteri yang bermanfaat sebagai probiotik diantaranya Lactobacterium spp. La…