Resumo Consumidores têm demonstrado mais atenção à qualidade e funcionalidade dos alimentos consumidos em razão do aumento da incidência de doenças inflamatórias intestinais, cardiovasculares, hipertensão arterial, diabetes mellitus II, obesidade, cânceres, principalmente aquelas relacionadas intolerância lactose alergia às proteínas leite bovino soja. Neste estudo, forma inédita, foram elabora...

OBJECTIVE Bifidobacteria are one of the predominant bacterial species in the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and play a vital role in the host's health by acting as probiotics. However, how they regulate themselves to adapt to GIT of their host remains unknown. METHODS Eighteen bifidobacterial strains were used to analyze their adaptive capacities towards simulated GIT environment. The str...

The encapsulation and organization of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis (BIFIDO) probiotic cells within maltodextrin microcapsules using electrospray processing was investigated. By choosing an appropriate polarity the DC electric field, surface charged were localized either in core or towards capsule, as visualized confocal microscopy. Negatively encapsulated a negative on electrospraying...

In this research, the survival of probiotic microorganisms in yogurts stored at room temperature (cold chain interruption conditions) was studied. Milk inoculated with yogurt bacteria (mixed culture of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus) and a single probiotic culture (L. acidophilus LA-5 or Bifidobacterium lactis Bb-12 or L. rhamnosus HN001 or L. paracasei...

BACKGROUND Prolonged intense exercise has been associated with transient suppression of immune function and an increased risk of infections. In this context, the catabolism of amino acid tryptophan via kynurenine may play an important role. The present study examined the effect of a probiotic supplement on the incidence of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) and the metabolism of aromatic...

This study compared the growth of healthy infants fed a hypoallergenic 100% whey-based extensively hydrolyzed formula (EHF) with Bifidobacterium lactis (test) with that of infants fed an extensively hydrolyzed casein formula (control). Formula-fed infants (14 ± 3 days) were randomized to test or control groups until 112 days of age. Anthropometrics were assessed at 14, 28, 56, 84, and 112 days,...

BACKGROUND Over the last two decades the incidence of allergic diseases has increased in industrialized countries, and consequently new approaches have to be explored. OBJECTIVE The potential of probiotics to control allergic inflammation at an early age was assessed in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. METHODS A total of 27 infants, mean age 4.6 months, who manifested ato...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Dental caries is the most common disease of childhood. Using probiotics has recently been introduced to reduce the incidence of dental caries.It consists of live microbial food supplements that beneficially affect the host, and hence are considered an alternative way to eradicate the infections. PURPOSE The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of consumption of...

An extracellular layer of exopolysaccharides (EPS) covers the surface of some Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis strains, which could be of relevance for its probiotic performance. In order to understand the functional characteristics of B. animalis subsp. lactis, two isogenic strains that differ in their EPS-producing phenotype, due to a single mutation in the gene Balat_1410, were studied...