Washington University researchers report in Gut that giving mice the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG before radiation protected the lining of the small intestine, which they suggest may point to a way to spare cancer patients intestinal injury.
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Lactobacillus bacteria may reduce toxicity of aflatoxins or liver cancer risk
Egyptian researchers fed female rats aflatoxin-laced feed and found the toxin cut food intake, weight and antioxidant capacity while raising liver and kidney damage markers. Giving the rats L. casei or, more effectively, L. reuteri improved those measures.
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Regulatory Oversight and Safety of Probiotic Use
A review of probiotic regulation: sold as dietary supplements, they need only premarket notification, not proof of safety and efficacy. Saccharomyces boulardii, marketed for healthy people, has caused fungemia in critically ill patients, so hospitals should weigh risk and benefit.
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