The scientific community has proposed terms such as non-viable probiotics, paraprobiotics, ghostbiotics, heat-inactivated probiotics or, most commonly, postbiotics, to refer to inanimate microorganisms and/or their components ...

Probiotics have been associated with a variety of health benefits. They can act as adjuvant to enhance specific immune response. Bacterial cell wall (CW) molecules are key structures that interact with host receptors ...

Aims: The survival of two collection Lactobacillus casei and L. paracasei bacteriophages when subjected to thermal and chemical treatments was investigated. Methods and Results: Thermal resistance was evaluated by heating ...

The 5 fluourouracil (5FU) is a chemotherapeutic agent used for the treatment of several types of cancer, the nonspecific mechanism of action of the drug leads to the development of side 5 effects, with intestinal ...

O estudo de alternativas terapêuticas para a osteoporose é importante porque os tratamentos atuais apresentam alto custo e efeitos colaterais. Estudos avaliaram a relação entre o microbioma intestinal e o metabolismo ósseo, ...

Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis CIDCA 133 is a bacterium that has probiotic and therapeutic properties reported only by in vitro studies. There is no scientific evidence about the probiotic potential of this strain ...

A doença periodontal, afecção crônica inflamatória multifatorial, está entre as principais doenças bucais que afetam a população mundial. Entre as bactérias associadas à periodontite, estão Fusobacterium nucleatum e ...

Kefir is a fermented milk produced by the action of lactic acid bacteria, yeasts and acetic acid bacteria, trapped in a complex matrix of polysaccharides and proteins. Beyond its inherent high nutritional value as a source ...

A doença periodontal (DP) é caracterizada pela destruição dos tecidos de proteção e suporte dentário, osso alveolar, ligamento periodontal, cemento e gengiva, e é a principal causa de perda dentária na população adulta, ...