Can probiotics be used to treat allergic diseases?

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 154-157

  Tang, Ren Bin ^a,b   Chang, Jia Kan ^a,b   Chen, Hui Lan ^c  

^a CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KEELUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Allergic diseases; Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC;

ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTESTINES; PROBIOTICS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC;

EID: 84925178409     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2014.08.015     Document Type: Review

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