The human colon—or large intestine—is primarily responsible for absorbing remaining water from indigestible food matter that has passed through the small intestine, maintaining the water balance in the body, and absorption of some vitamins. The final section of the luminal digestive tract, the rectum and anus, eliminates wastes from the body. Diseases involving the colon and rectum are diverse ...

The intestine is an extremely complex living system that participates in the protection of the host through a strong defense against aggressions from the external environment. This defensive task is based on 3 constituents that are in permanent contact and dialog with each other: the microflora, mucosal barrier, and local immune system. We review herein current knowledge about these important f...

Cruciferous vegetables, such as Brassica, which contain substantial quantities of glucosinolates, have been suggested to possess anticarcinogenic activity. Cutting and chewing of cruciferous vegetables releases the thioglucosidase enzyme myrosinase, which degrades glucosinolates to isothiocyanates and other minor metabolites. Cooking of cruciferous vegetables inactivates the myrosinase enzyme, ...

96-99% of the "friendly" or residential microflora of intestinal tract of humans consists of strict anaerobes and only 1-4% of aerobes. Many diseases of the intestine are due to a disturbance in the balance of the microorganisms inhabiting the gut. The treatment of such diseases involves the restoration of the quantity and/or balance of residential microflora in the intestinal tract. It is know...

Probiotics are living microbial strains, also considered functional foods, that improve the human intestine and mucosal sites' functionality normalize immune system balance. This symbiosis between body microorganisms has attracted scientists showed a notable role in maintaining health. The microbiota composition within different sites of organs can change rapidly unfavorably, leading to develop...

This work is devoted to the use of probiotics in growing broiler chickens and problem obtaining poultry products high biological properties, produced with minimum antibiotic chemical substances that can harm both consumer environment. World practice shows gradual rejection feed antibiotics. The ban on antibiotics does not lose its relevance Russia. due growth demand for livestock obtained witho...

The article assesses the degree of participation microbiome in development pre-tumor process gastrointestinal tract. necessity studying pathology tract at genetic level relation to persistence microorganisms that affect expression human genes is shown: their proteins and metabolites interact with genome, modifying it. role opportunistic microflora regulation immune response patients cancer chan...

To exert beneficial effects for the host, for example, improving the intestinal microflora, a probiotic must reach the intestine as a viable strain. These properties must be demonstrated by in vitro as well as in vivo methods. However, only a few well-designed human clinical studies have shown these properties. Lactobacillus johnsonii La1 has been shown to give many beneficial effects for the h...