Xylo-oligosaccharides alone or in synbiotic combination with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis induce bifidogenesis and modulate markers of immune function in healthy adults: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, factorial cross-over study

Probiotic Mechanisms of Action

(2012) Miriam Bermudez-Brito et al.   ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM

Xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS) in combination with inulin modulates both the intestinal environment and immune status in healthy subjects, while XOS alone only shows prebiotic properties

(2012) Jean-Michel Lecerf et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Impact of polydextrose on the faecal microbiota: a double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled feeding study in healthy human subjects

(2011) Adele Costabile et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Probiotic Bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and Bifidobacterium lactis Bi-07 Versus Placebo for the Symptoms of Bloating in Patients With Functional Bowel Disorders

(2011) Tamar Ringel-Kulka et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

Xylo-oligosaccharides inhibit pathogen adhesion to enterocytes in vitro

(2011) Tine Ebersbach et al.   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

A double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study to establish the bifidogenic effect of a very-long-chain inulin extracted from globe artichoke ( Cynara scolymus) in healthy human subjects

(2010) Adele Costabile et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Certain dietary carbohydrates promote Listeria infection in a guinea pig model, while others prevent it

(2010) Tine Ebersbach et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Cholesterol-Lowering Effects of Probiotics and Prebiotics: A Review of in Vivo and in Vitro Findings

(2010) Lay-Gaik Ooi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Xylo-oligosaccharides and lactitol promote the growth of Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus species in pure cultures

(2010) H. Mäkeläinen et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Probiotics, Immune Function, Infection and Inflammation: A Review of the Evidence from Studies Conducted in Humans

(2009) A. Lomax et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

Issues in Outcomes Research: An Overview of Randomization Techniques for Clinical Trials

(2009) Minsoo Kang et al.   JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING

Probiotic Effects on Cold and Influenza-Like Symptom Incidence and Duration in Children

(2009) G. J. Leyer et al.   PEDIATRICS

Xylo-oligosaccharides enhance the growth of bifidobacteria and Bifidobacterium lactis in a simulated colon model

(2009) H. Mäkeläinen et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Simultaneous Inference in General Parametric Models

(2008) Torsten Hothorn et al.   BIOMETRICAL JOURNAL

Prebiotics, immune function, infection and inflammation: a review of the evidence

(2008) Amy R. Lomax et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION