Prebiotics for prevention of gut infections

TY - JOUR

T1 - Prebiotics for prevention of gut infections

AU - Licht, Tine Rask

AU - Ebersbach, Tine

AU - Frøkiær, Hanne

PY - 2012/2

Y1 - 2012/2

N2 - It is our postulate that the field of prebiotic research has until now been characterized by a one-view-fits-all approach, implicating that if a putatively prebiotic compound is good for something, it is good for everything. One area where this implication has been proved insufficient regards the putative preventive effect of prebiotics against intestinal pathogenic bacteria. Although indeed most evidence on effects of prebiotics against infections is positive, some studies indicate that prebiotic carbohydrates cause increased susceptibility to specific gastrointestinal infections. Here, we review existing knowledge about the impact of prebiotics on infective agents invitro and invivo.

AB - It is our postulate that the field of prebiotic research has until now been characterized by a one-view-fits-all approach, implicating that if a putatively prebiotic compound is good for something, it is good for everything. One area where this implication has been proved insufficient regards the putative preventive effect of prebiotics against intestinal pathogenic bacteria. Although indeed most evidence on effects of prebiotics against infections is positive, some studies indicate that prebiotic carbohydrates cause increased susceptibility to specific gastrointestinal infections. Here, we review existing knowledge about the impact of prebiotics on infective agents invitro and invivo.

U2 - 10.1016/j.tifs.2011.08.011

DO - 10.1016/j.tifs.2011.08.011

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0924-2244

VL - 23

SP - 70

EP - 82

JO - Trends in Food Science & Technology

JF - Trends in Food Science & Technology

IS - 2

ER -