This study evaluated the effect of a probiotic bacteria 'Bifidobacterium lactis', the carbohydrate 'resistant starch' (RS) and their combination (synbiotic), on their ability to protect against colorectal cancer (CRC). Bifidobacterium lactis has been shown previously to utilize RS as a substrate and up-regulate the acute apoptotic response to a carcinogen in the colon [Le Leu et al. (2005) J. N...

Due to growing concerns about antibiotic resistance and the potential for a ban for antibiotic growth promoters, there is an increasing interest in finding alternatives to antibiotics in poultry production. The effects of prebiotics and probiotics or direct fed microbials (DFM) on gut health and performance in poultry as well as other species are studied. The interactions between intestinal mic...

aim : we evaluated the effectiveness of a synbiotic in the treatment of childhood functional abdominal pain (fap). background: probiotics are effective in the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders in adult patients, but there is lack of information in children. patients and methods: children with fap, based on the rome iii criteria ( n = 115, aged 6-18 years), were randomized to re...

aim : we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a synbiotic containing bacillus coagulans in treatment of ibs. background : some studies have shown the efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). patients and methods : adult ibs patients (n=85) were randomized to receive a synbiotic containing bacillus coagulans or placebo for 12 weeks. frequency of ibs symptoms includ...

OBJECTIVE Cow`s milk protein allergy usually occurs in infants within the first months of life. It can affect several organs, but gastrointestinal symptoms are the most clinical symptoms observed. The most effective treatment is restricting the cow `s milk protein in mother and infant`s diet. Lactobacillus GG supplementation in infant could be effective through modulation of the immune system a...

Aim We aimed to evaluate the role of the addition of Bifidobacterium /actis-containing synbiotic to the triple therapy in the case of He/icobacter py/ori eradication, the dyspeptic symptoms, and reducing the side effects of antibiotics. Materials and methods A total of 104 children aged between 5 and 17 years, who were histopathologically diagnosed with H. py/ori were enrolled in this study, ...

BACKGROUND AND AIM In today era, broiler industry facing a problem of price hiking of feed of broiler, also in competitive era there should be lower feed cost, lower feed conversion ratio, low feed consumption yet good body weight at marketable age. MATERIALS AND METHODS Day-old commercial broiler chicks (n=200) were distributed randomly into 5 dietary treatment groups viz. control (T1), prob...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the growth and tolerance in healthy, term infants consuming a synbiotic formula with daily weight gain as the primary outcome. In a randomised, controlled, double-blind, multicentre, intervention study infants were assigned to an extensively hydrolysed formula containing a specific combination of Bifidobacterium breve M-16V and a prebiotic mixt...

Synbiotics are recognized means of modulating gut microbiota composition and activities. However, whether synbiotics are superior to prebiotics and probiotics alone in moderating the gut microbiota towards a purportedly healthy composition has not been determined. Eight selected synbiotics (short-chain fructooligosaccharides or fructooligosaccharides, each combined with one of four probiotics, ...

ABSTRACT: Synbiotic products contain both probiotic bacteria and prebiotic compounds. The aim of this study was to produce a synbiotic yogurt with desirable quality. Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus reuteri along with 1.5% prebiotics including inulin, lactulose, and oligofructose were used to make synbiotic yogurt (2.5% fat). The samples were stored at 4oC for 28 days, and their physic...