We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the effects of probiotics and prebiotics on the
immune response to influenza vaccination in adults. We conducted a literature search of …

Background Influenza infection is a common disease with a huge disease burden. Influenza
vaccination has been widely used, but concerns regarding vaccine efficacy exist, especially …

The immunomodulatory effects of probiotics may influence the response to vaccines. We
systematically reviewed prospective randomised placebo-controlled studies in humans that …

Background Probiotics are currently under focus for their immune improvement function.
Many studies have been performed to assess the potential efficacy of probiotics in allergic …

Background Probiotics have proven beneficial in a number of immune-mediated and allergic
diseases. Several human studies have evaluated the efficacy and safety of probiotics in …

Background Allergic diseases are considered a health burden because of their high and
constantly increasing prevalence, high direct and indirect costs, and undesirable effects on …

Purpose No study has summarized earlier findings on the effect of probiotic supplementation
on inflammatory biomarkers. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to …

Recent systematic reviews have reported a positive, although modest, effect of probiotics in
terms of preventing common cold symptoms. In this systematic review, the effect of …

The limited efficacy of available influenza vaccines against rapidly emerging new viral
strains stresses the need for the development of new antigen-independent prophylactic …

Background The prevalence of allergic rhinitis has been estimated to range from 10 to 30%
in adults and up to 40% in children. Probiotics have been tested as for this condition, but no …