Probiotics, Prebiotics and Immunomodulation of Gut Mucosal Defences: Homeostasis and Immunopathology

Probiotics, Prebiotics and Immunomodulation of Gut Mucosal Defences: Homeostasis and Immunopathology

Probiotics are beneficial microbes that confer a realistic health benefit on the host, which in combination with prebiotics, (indigestible dietary fibre/carbohydrate), also confer a health benefit on the host via products resulting from anaerobic fermentation. There is a growing body of evidence doc...

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Main Authors: Andrew D. Foey, Jane Beal, Jennifer Harris, Eleanor Lyon, Holly Hardy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
probiotics
prebiotics
synbiotics
immunomodulation
tolerance
activation
cytokines
inflammatory bowel disease
cancer
hypersensitivity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/5/6/1869

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