Chemistry Reference
In-Depth Information
9
ChAPTEr
Probiotics
Recent Human Studies using
lactobacillus casei
strain Shirota
Tetsuji Hori
CoNTENTs
9.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 194
9.1.1 Definition of Probiotics..................................................................... 194
9.1.2
Lactobacillus
.................................................................................... 194
9.1.3
Lactobacillus casei
........................................................................... 194
9.1.4
Lactobacillus casei
strain Shirota .................................................... 194
9.1.5 Focus Point in This Chapter ............................................................. 195
9.2 Modification of Intestinal Function .............................................................. 195
9.2.1
Lactobacillus casei
Shirota Reaches the Intestines Alive and
Modifies the Composition of Intestinal Flora in Humans ................ 195
9.2.2 Suppression of the Intestinal Production and Accumulation of
Putrefactive Substances .................................................................... 197
9.2.3 Improvement of Bowel Movement.................................................... 198
9.3 Immunomodulatory Effects.......................................................................... 199
9.3.1 Normalization of Natural Killer Cell Activity ................................. 199
9.3.2 Possibilities That
L. casei
Shirota Protects against Allergic
Rhinitis .............................................................................................200
9.4 Antitumor Effects .........................................................................................200
9.4.1 Preventive Effect on the Recurrence of Bladder Cancer ..................200
9.4.2 Preventive Effect on Colorectal Cancer............................................200
9.5 Clinical Applications .................................................................................... 201
9.6 Conclusions................................................................................................... 203
Acknowledgments.................................................................................................. 203
References .............................................................................................................. 203
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