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Probiotics in foods not containing milk or milk constituents, with special reference to Lactobacillus plantarum 299v.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...=pubmed_docsum

In humans, L. plantarum 299v can increase the concentration of carboxylic acids in feces and decrease abdominal bloating in patients with irritable bowel disease. It can also decrease fibrinogen concentrations in blood. Should probiotics be administrated through foods, the probiotic organism must remain vigorous in the food until consumption and the food must remain palatable, ie, the food carrier and the organism must suit each other. L. plantarum 299v not only affects the bacterial flora of the intestinal mucosa but may also regulate the host's immunologic defense. The mechanisms involved need to be clarified.

PMID: 11157345 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]