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- Title
Nutritional and Health Potential of Probiotics: A Review.
- Authors
Ranjha, Muhammad Modassar Ali Nawaz; Shafique, Bakhtawar; Batool, Maria; Kowalczewski, Przemysław Łukasz; Shehzad, Qayyum; Usman, Muhammad; Manzoor, Muhammad Faisal; Zahra, Syeda Mahvish; Yaqub, Shazia; Aadil, Rana Muhammad
- Abstract
Several products consist of probiotics that are available in markets, and their potential uses are growing day by day, mainly because some strains of probiotics promote the health of gut microbiota, especially Furmicutes and Bacteroidetes, and may prevent certain gastrointestinal tract (GIT) problems. Some common diseases are inversely linked with the consumption of probiotics, i.e., obesity, type 2 diabetes, autism, osteoporosis, and some immunological disorders, for which the disease progression gets delayed. In addition to disease mitigating properties, these microbes also improve oral, nutritional, and intestinal health, followed by a robust defensive mechanism against particular gut pathogens, specifically by antimicrobial substances and peptides producing probiotics (AMPs). All these positive attributes of probiotics depend upon the type of microbial strains dispensed. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and Bifidobacteria are the most common microbes used, but many other microbes are available, and their use depends upon origin and health-promoting properties. This review article focuses on the most common probiotics, their health benefits, and the alleviating mechanisms against chronic kidney diseases (CKD), type 1 diabetes (T1D), type 2 diabetes (T2D), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and obesity.
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 23, p11204
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app112311204