Article
13 on Colitis: Good
Bacteria and Rats: Clostridium butyricum, a probiotic
derivative, suppresses dextran sulfate sodium-induced experimental
colitis in rats Abstract.
Recent studies have suggested that good bacteria and the short
chain fatty acids (SCFA's) they produce exert a therapeutic effect
on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patient...
Article
12 on Crohn's Disease, Colitis: Non-Pathogenic
Bacteria Block Inflammatory Response Pathway In Intestinal Tract
Press
Release. Pathologists have discovered that helpful bacteria
within the gastrointestinal tract may be responsible for blocking
an immune pathway that otherwise could cause an unhealthy inflammatory
response. This unhealthy response could play a fundamental role
in inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative
colitis...
Article
11 on Diarrhea: Probiotics
in relapsing and chronic diarrhea
Abstract. In one patient, relapsing diarrhea resolved after probiotics
were given with a 2-day course of metronidazole, and in the other
patient, chronic diarrhea resolved after good bacteria were given...
Article
10 on Allergy: Probiotic
effects on faecal inflammatory markers and on faecal IgA in food
allergic atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome infants Abstract.
It was found that four-week treatment with Lactobacillus GG
may alleviate intestinal inflammation in infants with atopic eczema/dermatitis
syndrome (AEDS) and cow's milk allergy (CMA)...
Article
9 on Allergy: Induction
of inflammation as a possible mechanism of probiotic effect
in atopic eczema-dermatitis syndrome Abstract.
Friendly bacteria induced systemically detectable low-grade
inflammation, which might explain the clinical effects of probiotics
in atopic eczema-dermatitis syndrome (AEDS) and cow's milk allergy
(CMA)...
Article
8 on Allergy: Oral
probiotic bacterial administration suppressed allergic responses
in an ovalbumin-induced allergy mouse model Abstract.
This study investigated whether Bifidobacterium bifidium
and Lactobacillus casei and a gram-negative bacterium,
Escherichia coli, function as allergic immune modulators
to prevent food allergy. The B. bifidium and L.
casei were found to be useful for the prevention of allergy...
Article
7 on Candida: Clostridium
difficile pilot study: effects of probiotic supplementation
on the incidence of Candida difficile diarrhoea
Abstract.
Colonic infection with Clostridium difficile leading
to pseudomembranous colitis is a common complication of antibiotic
therapy, especially in elderly patients, and bacteria can help
to alleviate it...
Article
6 on Candida: Good
Bacteria and Mice: Biotherapeutic effects of probiotic bacteria
on candidiasis in immunodeficient mice Abstract.
This research demonstrated not only that good bacteria have
potential for both prevention and therapy of Candida yeast infections
but also that helpful bacteria protect mice from candidiasis
by a variety of immunologic and nonimmunologic mechanisms...
Article
5 on Viral, Bacterial Infections: Disruption
of microbiocenosis of the large intestine and the immune and
interferon status in children with bacterial complications of
acute viral infections of the respiratory tract and their correction
by high doses of Bifidumbacterin forte Abstract.
The study used high doses of Bifidumbacterin forte
and found that the children with bacterial complications of
severe viral infections tolerated it and also that the friendly
bacteria had value in increasing the patient resistance to infection...
Article
4 on Diarrhea: Acidified
milk formula supplemented with Bifidobacterium lactis:
impact on infant diarrhea in residential care settings Abstract.
These results provide evidence that when viable Bifidobacterium
lactis strain Bb 12 is added to an acidified infant formula
it has some protective effect against acute diarrhea in healthy
children...
Article
3 on Candida: Good
Bacteria and Mice: Probiotic effects of feeding heat-killed
Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei
to Candida albicans-colonized immunodeficient mice
Abstract.
The results of this study showed that even heat-killed bacteria
of the strain Lactobacillus acidophilus can offer some
protection from Candida albicans infections to immunodeficient
mice...
Article
2 on Candida: In
vitro studies on colonization resistance of the human gut microbiota
to Candida albicans and the effects of tetracycline
and Lactobacillus plantarum LPK Abstract.
This study shows that the normal gut flora exert a 'natural'
resistance to Candida albicans, however this can be
diminished when an antibiotic is taken. The use of probiotics
help to build the bacteria back up again and regain the resistance
to Candida albicans...
Article
1 on Cancer: Good
Bacteria and Mice: New Bacteria Target Cancers In Mice News
Release. Scientists have engineered organisms that selectively
target large advanced tumors in mice...
