Abstract In May 2019, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics
(ISAPP) convened a panel of nutritionists, physiologists and microbiologists to review the …

Background Dysfunction of the gut microbiota is frequently reported as a manifestation of
chronic diseases, and therefore presents as a modifiable risk factor in their development …

Spore-forming bacilli are being explored for the production and preservation of food for
many centuries. The inherent ability of production of large number of secretory proteins …

Ageing of the global population has become a public health concern with an important socio-
economic dimension. Ageing is characterized by an increase in the concentration of …

Bifidobacterium represents a genus within the phylum Actinobacteria which is one of the
major phyla in the healthy intestinal tract of humans. Bifidobacterium is one of the most …

Advancing age is accompanied by changes in the gut microbiota characterised by a loss of
beneficial commensal microbes that is driven by intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as diet …

Aging is the result of the deterioration of the homeostatic systems (nervous, endocrine, and
immune systems), which preserve the organism's health. We propose that the age-related …

It is recognised that ageing induces various changes to the human colonic microbiota. Most
relevant is a reduction in bifidobacteria, which is a health-positive genus. Prebiotics, such as …

Several preclinical and clinical studies have shown the immunomodulatory role exerted by
prebiotics in regulating the immune response. In this review, we describe the mechanistic …

The current systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effect of probiotic/synbiotic
on a wide range of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory markers in healthy and various …