Human probiotic bacteria attenuate biofilm and virulence by inhibition.

This work investigated chloroform extracts from culture supernatants of two human probiotic bacteria, CRL 431 and CRL 730 for the production of virulence factors and (QS) interference against three strains. Both extracts inhibited biofilm biomass (up to 50%), biofilm metabolic activity (up to 39%), the production of the enzyme elastase (up to 63%) and pyocyanin (up to 77%), and decreased QS, without presenting any antibacterial acgivity. In addition, the chloroform extracts of both strains disrupted preformed biofilms of the three strains of analyzed (up to 40%).

Effect of Excess Iodide Intake on Salivary Glands in a Swiss Albino Mice Model.

Iodine is an important micronutrient required for nutrition. Excess iodine has adverse effects on thyroid, but there is not enough information regarding its effect on salivary glands. In addition to food and iodized salt, skin disinfectants and maternal nutritional supplements contain iodide, so its intake could be excessive during pregnancy, lactation, and infancy.

Equipment and method for in vitro release measurements on topical dosage forms.

Context: In countries where research budgets are meager as Argentina, the tendency to innovation and improvements in the designs prototypes "made in Argentina" marks a growing trend adopted by researchers. This article presents a diffusion cell of original design, for release studies of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) from classical topical dosage forms, also includes the methodology for its optimization and validation. The objective was to evaluate and validate a system designed and to compare it to the Franz cells system.

Potential of goat probiotic to bind mutagens.

The mutagen binding ability of the goat probiotics (Lactobacillus reuteri DDL 19, Lactobacillus alimentarius DDL 48, Enterococcus faecium DDE 39, and Bifidobacterium bifidum DDBA) was evaluated. The oral administration of these probiotics reduced fecal mutagens and intestinal cancer markers in goats. Secondly, the effects of probiotics against the mutagenesis induced by sodium azide (SA), and Benzopyrene (B[α]P) by performing the modified Ames test using Salmonella typhimurium TA 100 was investigated.

Fatty acid profile of pig meat after probiotic administration.

The aim of this work was to study the fatty acid profile of pig meat after probiotic administration. Thirty postweaned pigs (25 day old) were distributed into 2 groups: control (n = 15) and probiotic (n = 15). Each experimental group was fed ad libitum on a commercial diet for 35 days.

Probiotic administration effect on fecal mutagenicity and microflora in the goat's gut.

The application of potentially beneficial microorganisms to increase host defense is a new trend to increase health benefits. In this paper the first specific host probiotics for goats from a mixture isolated from healthy animals (Lactobacillus reuteri DDL 19, Lactobacillus alimentarius DDL 48, Enterococcus faecium DDE 39 and Bifidobacterium bifidum DDBA) was assayed. The effect of probiotic oral administration on goats' weight, gut microbiota, as well as on the production of mutagen compounds and their indicator (putrescine), were evaluated.

Effects of probiotic administration in swine.

In the present work we evaluated the effects of probiotic strains administration in pigs. On the 35th day of age, 30 pigs were distributed into 2 groups: the non-treated control group (initial average BW: 8.3+/-0.

Utilization of sugarcane industrial residues as animal food and probiotic medium.

Sugar production from sugarcane generates residual products, currently, many of which are waste products. At the same time, introduction of probiotic bacteria to food animals needs an economical production medium. Fermentation of sugarcane blunting, an industrial residue, inoculated with ruminant probiotic bacteria was investigated.

Microencapsulation of probiotic strains for swine feeding.

Probiotics are live microorganisms which have health-promoting attributes. These bacteria must overcome biological barriers, including acid in the stomach and bile in the intestine to exert beneficial effects. The encapsulation consists in a provision of an outer layer to protect the core material from damage.