Probiotics and human health
Abstract
The use of probiotic microorganisms is not new, since long time ago, man has been using themempirically, have only recently been studied and reveal the mechanisms by which they exert beneficial
effects on human health and alleviate various pathologies. This work is an updated overview of the
probiotics knowledge, their characteristics, their mode of action, and the beneficial effect they have on
human health. Also shows the important role in the functioning of the digestive system and different
methods by which exert beneficial effects: competition with harmful bacteria shift its binding site and
inhibiting epithelial growth and death by producing antibacterial compounds or lowering the pH,
improving the intestinal barrier function, production of important nutrients for intestinal function as well
as immunomodulation. It reflects on the use of probiotics as an alternative in the treatment of various
diseases that affect human health, always considering that the proper use of them, the family used
and the dose will be vital factors in the success.
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Rándolph Delgado Fernández
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