Is microencapsulation the future of probiotic preparations? the increased efficacy of gastro-protected probiotics

Gut Microbes

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-123

  del Piano, Mario ^a   Carmagnola, Stefania ^a   Ballarè, Marco ^a   Sartori, Massimo ^a   Orsello, Marco ^a   Balzarini, Marco ^a   Tari, Roberto ^a   Anderloni, Andrea ^a   Strozzi, Gian Paolo ^b   Mogna, Luca ^c   Sforza, Filomena ^d   Capurso, Lucio ^e  

^a Nuclear Medicine   (Italy)

^b Probiotical SpA   (Italy)

^c Biolab Research Srl   (Italy)

^d Private Hospital i Cedri   (Italy)

^e SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gastric juice; Gastroduodenal transit; Intestinal colonization; Microencap sulation; Probiotic strain; Stability

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BILE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COATING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FECES MICROFLORA; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS SECRETION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH PROTECTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

BACTERIA; DRUG COMPOUNDING; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PROBIOTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79959445877     PISSN: 19490976     EISSN: 19490984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/gmic.2.2.15784     Document Type: Article

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