RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Palumbo, Vincenzo Davide
A1 Romeo, Marcello
A1 Gammazza, Antonella Marino
A1 Carini, Francesco
A1 Damiani, Provvidenza
A1 Damiano, Giuseppe
A1 Buscemi, Salvatore
A1 Lo Monte, Attilio Ignazio
A1 Gerges-Geagea, Alice
A1 Jurjus, Abdo
A1 Tomasello, Giovanni
T1 The long-term effects of probiotics in the therapy of ulcerative colitis: A clinical study
JF Biomedical papers
YR 2016
VO 160
IS 3
SP 372
OP 377
DO 10.5507/bp.2016.044
UL https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-201603-0006.php
AB Aim: Intestinal dysbiosis seems to be the leading cause of inflammatory bowel diseases, and probiotics seems to represent the proper support against their occurrence. Actually, probiotic blends and anti-inflammatory drugs represent a weapon against inflammatory bowel diseases. The present study evaluates the long-term (2 years) effects of combination therapy (mesalazine plus a probiotic blend of Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidus strain BGN4) on ulcerative colitis activity.
Method: Sixty patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis were enrolled: 30 of them were treated with a single daily oral administration of mesalazine 1200 mg; 30 patients received a single daily oral administration of mesalazine 1200 mg and a double daily administration of a probiotic blend of Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidus strain BGN4. The treatment was carried out for two years and the clinical response evaluated according to the Modified Mayo Disease Activity Index.
Results: All patients treated with combination therapy showed better improvement compared to the controls. In particular, the beneficial effects of probiotics were evident even after two years of treatment.
Conclusions: A long-term treatment modality of anti-inflammatory drugs and probiotics is viable and could be an alternative to corticosteroids in mild-to moderate ulcerative colitis.