Novel perspectives in probiotic treatment: The efficacy and unveiled mechanisms of the physiological functions

Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 117-127

  Fujiya, Mikihiro ^a   Kohgo, Yutaka ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell membrane transporters; Competence and sporulation factor; Heat shock proteins; Immunity; Inflammatory bowel disease; Intestinal barrier function; Intestinal infection; Irritable bowel syndrome; Novel organic cation transporter 2; Probiotics; Toll like receptors

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOBACILLUS; NECROTIZING COLITIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 77955658542     PISSN: 18657257     EISSN: 18657265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12328-010-0154-0     Document Type: Review

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