Probiotic effects in allergic disease

The increasing prevalence of allergic disease has been linked to reduced microbial exposure in early life. Probiotics have recently been advocated for the prevention and treatment of allergic disease. This article summarises recent publications on probiotics in allergic disease, focusing on clinical...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Intan Hakimah, Licciardi, Paul V., Tang, Mimi L. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians) 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29548/
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author Ismail, Intan Hakimah
Licciardi, Paul V.
Tang, Mimi L. K.
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description The increasing prevalence of allergic disease has been linked to reduced microbial exposure in early life. Probiotics have recently been advocated for the prevention and treatment of allergic disease. This article summarises recent publications on probiotics in allergic disease, focusing on clinical studies of prevention or treatment of allergic disease. Studies employing the combined administration of pre-natal and post-natal probiotics suggest a role for certain probiotics (alone or with prebiotics) in the prevention of eczema in early childhood, with the pre-natal component of treatment appearing to be important for beneficial effects. On the other hand, current data are insufficient to support the use of probiotics for the treatment of established allergic disease, although recent studies have highlighted new hope in this area. Probiotic bacteria continue to represent the most promising intervention for primary prevention of allergic disease, and well-designed definitive intervention studies should now be a research priority.
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spelling upm-295482016-07-12T08:16:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29548/ Probiotic effects in allergic disease Ismail, Intan Hakimah Licciardi, Paul V. Tang, Mimi L. K. The increasing prevalence of allergic disease has been linked to reduced microbial exposure in early life. Probiotics have recently been advocated for the prevention and treatment of allergic disease. This article summarises recent publications on probiotics in allergic disease, focusing on clinical studies of prevention or treatment of allergic disease. Studies employing the combined administration of pre-natal and post-natal probiotics suggest a role for certain probiotics (alone or with prebiotics) in the prevention of eczema in early childhood, with the pre-natal component of treatment appearing to be important for beneficial effects. On the other hand, current data are insufficient to support the use of probiotics for the treatment of established allergic disease, although recent studies have highlighted new hope in this area. Probiotic bacteria continue to represent the most promising intervention for primary prevention of allergic disease, and well-designed definitive intervention studies should now be a research priority. Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians) 2013-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29548/1/Probiotic%20effects%20in%20allergic%20disease.pdf Ismail, Intan Hakimah and Licciardi, Paul V. and Tang, Mimi L. K. (2013) Probiotic effects in allergic disease. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49 (9). pp. 709-715. ISSN 1034-4810; ESSN: 1440-1754 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpc.12175/abstract;jsessionid=DA9F1127DA4ECC31016207A9EA4FC958.f02t04 10.1111/jpc.12175
spellingShingle Ismail, Intan Hakimah
Licciardi, Paul V.
Tang, Mimi L. K.
Probiotic effects in allergic disease
title Probiotic effects in allergic disease
title_full Probiotic effects in allergic disease
title_fullStr Probiotic effects in allergic disease
title_full_unstemmed Probiotic effects in allergic disease
title_short Probiotic effects in allergic disease
title_sort probiotic effects in allergic disease
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