The impact of dietary fiber and probiotics in infectious diseases. (March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Huan; Sun, Yiran; Cai, Rui; Chen, Ying; Gu, Bing
• Is Part Of: Microbial pathogenesis. Volume 140(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-03
• Subjects: Dietary fiber -- Probiotics -- Infectious diseases -- Gut microbes; Pathogenic microorganisms -- Periodicals; Pathology, Molecular -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- microbiology -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- parasitology -- Periodicals; Micro-organismes pathogènes -- Périodiques; Pathologie moléculaire -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.9041
• DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103931
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0882-4010

Abstract

Abstract: Although antibiotics are commonly used to treat infectious diseases, emergence of antibiotic resistant strains highlights the necessity for developing novel alternative approaches. Meanwhile, clinically, antibiotics can destroy the gut microbes balance, which is not conducive to the recovery of infectious disorders. As a result, recent studies have begun to explore potential prevention and treatment methods for infectious diseases, starting with more readily available dietary fiber and probiotics. Moreover, researches have shown the personalized nature of host responses to dietary fiber intervention, with outcomes being dependent on individual pre-treatment gut microbes. In this review, we will focus on the roles of dietary fiber and probiotics on infectious diseases, how probiotics and dietary fiber work on infectious diseases and then explore their mechanisms, so as to guide clinical consideration of new therapies for infectious diseases.