Publications by authors named "Vivian C Miranda"

Article Synopsis
  • Food allergy results from a breakdown in the body's ability to tolerate certain foods, leading to various symptoms ranging from mild discomfort to severe reactions like anaphylaxis.
  • Current treatment mainly involves eliminating trigger foods, which can harm nutrition and impact social life, highlighting the need for alternative therapies.
  • The study examines the probiotic blend Probiatop®, showing that it can reduce allergy symptoms, improve gut health, and positively affect gut bacteria in models of food allergy to ovalbumin.
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Next-generation microorganisms have recently gained prominence in the scientific community, mainly due to their probiotic and postbiotic potentials. However, there are few studies that investigate these potentials in food allergy models. Therefore, the present study was designed to evaluate the probiotic potential of Akkermansia muciniphila BAA-835 in an ovalbumin food allergy (OVA) model and also analyse possible postbiotic potential.

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Mucositis is a high-incidence side effect in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Next-generation probiotics are emerging as new therapeutic tools for managing various disorders. Studies have demonstrated the potential of Akkermansia muciniphila to increase the efficiency of anticancer treatment and to mitigate mucositis.

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Intestinal mucositis (IM) is a critical side-effect associated with antineoplastic therapy. Treatment available is only palliative and often not effective. However, alternative therapeutic strategies, such as probiotics, have attracted significant attention due to their immune-modulatory action in several diseases.

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Food allergy is a pathological condition that can lead to hives, swelling, gastrointestinal distress, cardiovascular and respiratory compromise, and even anaphylaxis. The lack of treatment resources emphasizes the necessity for new therapeutic strategies, and in this way, probiotics has been pointed out as an alternative, especially because of its immunomodulatory properties. The goal of this study was to evaluate the probiotic effect of Bifidobacterium longum subsp.

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Intestinal mucositis (IM) is a common side effect resulting from cancer treatment. However, the management so far has not been very effective. In the last years, the role of the gut microbiota in the development and severity of mucositis has been studied.

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