Use of some pre-, pro- and synbiotics in critically ill patients

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作者
Bengmark, S
机构
[1] Department of Hepatology, London Medical School, University College, London WC1E 6HX
关键词
lactic acid bacteria; plant fibres; fruits; vegetables; Lactobacillus; pectin; resistant starch; beta-glucans; inulin; prebiotics; probiotics; synbiotics; antibiotics; intensive care; postoperative care; surgical operations; liver transplantation; acute pancreatitis; chronic liver disease; morbidity; infections; sepsis; potentially pathogenic micro-organisms; rejection; non-infectious complications; immune system; cytokines; immunoglobulin;
D O I
10.1016/S1521-6918(03)00073-8
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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摘要
Maintenance of the gut environment is a key factor in determining outcome in the care of critically ill and postoperative patients. It is especially important to maintain both gastrointestinal secretions, full of anti-infectious and anti-inflammatory compounds, and the gut flora. Prebiotics, usually polysaccharides, exhibit strong bio-activity and the ingestion of prebiotics has been shown to reduce the rate of infection and restore health in sick and postoperative patients. Probiotics may have at least five functions, all of great importance to the sick patients: the reduction or elimination of potentially pathogenic micro-organisms of various kinds; the reduction or elimination of various toxins, mutagens, carcinogens, etc.; modulation of the innate and adaptive immune defence mechanisms; the promotion of apoptosis; and the release of numerous nutrient, antioxidant, growth, coagulation and other factors necessary for recovery. A combination of pre-and probiotics is referred to as 'synbiotics'. Our experience of synbiotic treatment in critically ill patients is limited, but cutting-edge results from studies of severe acute pancreatitis, chronic hepatitis and liver transplantation offer great hope for the future. This is especially important as pharmaceutical treatment, including the use of antibiotics, has largely failed, and the medical world is in much need of new treatment paradigms.
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