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MINI-REVIEWS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 4, Issue 8, Pages 889-896Publisher
BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.2174/1389557043403369
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probiotics; prebiotics; mechanisms of action; intestinal flora; intestinal immune system; cytokines; butyrate production
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We review the present knowledge on the biological mechanisms of action of probiotics and prebiotics. They include direct effects in the intestinal lumen or on intestinal or immune cells, and indirect mechanisms through modulation of the endogenous microflora (composition or functions such as butyrate production) or of the immune system.
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