Patel A., Shah N. (2014): Potentials of probiotics in the treatment of food allergy – a review. Czech J. Food Sci., 32: 205–212. Food allergy is an adverse immune response to some proteins in some foods. Probiotic, health promoting bacteria have gained much importance because of their innumerable benefits, particularly in the treatment of diarrhea, hypercholesterolemia, atopic dermatitis, eczem...

introduction: following the ban on antimicrobial growth promoters in poultry nutrition in eu and growing pressure on poultry producers in other parts of the world, there is an increasing interest in searching for growth promoting and immune system-strengthening alternatives. among the possible alternatives, probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics (combination of probiotic and prebiotic) and more rec...

BACKGROUND Cadmium is a heavy metal that causes oxidative stress and has toxic effects in humans. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of two probiotics along with a prebiotic in preventing the toxic effects of cadmium in rats. METHODS Twenty-four male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups namely control, cadmium only, cadmium along with Lactobacillus plantarum ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the efficacy of a lactose- reduced synbiotic partial whey hydrolysate in formula fed infants presenting with colic and the impact of this dietary intervention in mean crying time and quality of life. METHODS Forty infants with infantile colic were treated during one month with parental reassurance and the intervention formula (partial whey hydr...

Abstract The rising prevalence of food allergy is strongly correlated with dysbiosis the gut microbiome. Rescuing this by reintroducing specific bacteria a promising method to prevent or treat allergy. We have shown that monocolonization Anaerostipes caccae, species representative healthy infant microbiota, protects against an allergic response milk protein b-lactoglobulin (BLG). Recently we de...

Objectives: Development of synbiotic yoghurt using non-fat milk and by incorporating oat flour probiotic strain Bifidobacterium bifidum, evaluating the product for its physico-chemical, rheological sensory characteristics checking viability bifidum in final during storage period. Methods: In current study was prepared skim incorporating, (NCDC 255) oats as prebiotic at two different level (T1-1...

There is a growing interest concerning the welfare problems associated with harvesting, transportation and pre-slaughter handling of broilers. Transportation is a multifactor process associated with a variety of stressors which may covertly reduce welfare. Plasma corticosterone is elevated following a road which is consistent with the post-transport increase of heterophil: lymphocyte ratios (H/...

The potential of a prebiotic oligosaccharide lactulose, a probiotic strain of Lactobacillus plantarum, or their synbiotic combination to control postweaning colibacillosis in pigs was evaluated using an enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88 oral challenge. Seventy-two weanlings were fed four diets: a control diet (CTR), that diet supplemented with L. plantarum (2 × 10(10) CFU · day(-1)) (...