Probiotic lactic acid bacteria and their potential in the prevention and treatment of allergic diseases

Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak; Paula Wróblewska; Piotr Adamczuk; Wojciech Silny

doi:10.5114/ceji.2014.42134

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ISSN: 1426-3912

Central European Journal of Immunology

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Probiotic lactic acid bacteria and their potential in the prevention and treatment of allergic diseases

Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak

,

Paula Wróblewska

,

Piotr Adamczuk

,

Wojciech Silny

(Centr Eur J Immunol 2014; 39 (1): 104-108

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ceji.2014.42134

Online publish date: 2014/04/22

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Allergy is one of the most important and very common health problems worldwide. To reduce the proportion of people suffering from allergy, alternative methods of prevention and treatment are sought. The aim of this paper is to present the possibilities of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of allergic diseases.

Probiotics are live microorganisms belonging mainly to the lactic acid bacteria. They modify the microflora of the human digestive system, especially the intestinal microflora. Prophylactic administration of probiotics in the early stages of life (naturally in breast milk or milk substitute synthetic compounds) is very important because intestinal microflora plays a huge role in the development of the immune system. Prevention of allergies as early as in the prenatal and postnatal periods provides huge opportunities for inhibiting the growing problem of allergy in emerging and highly developed societies. Effects of probiotic therapy depend on many factors such as the species of the microorganism used, the dose size and characteristics of the bacteria such as viability and capacity of adhesion to the intestinal walls. Authors of several studies showed beneficial effects of probiotics in the perinatal period, infancy, and also in adults in the prevention of atopic dermatitis or allergic rhinitis.

Probiotics, due to their immunomodulatory properties and safety of use are a good, natural alternative for the prevention and treatment of many diseases including allergies. It is therefore important to explore the knowledge about their use and to carry out further clinical trials.

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Probiotic lactic acid bacteria and their potential in the prevention and treatment of allergic diseases

Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak , Paula Wróblewska , Piotr Adamczuk , Wojciech Silny

allergy, lactic acid bacteria, probiotics

Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak

,

Paula Wróblewska

,

Piotr Adamczuk

,

Wojciech Silny