The clinical evidence for postbiotics as microbial therapeutics

An optimally operating microbiome supports protective, metabolic, and immune functions, but disruptions produce metabolites and toxins which can be involved in many conditions. Probiotics have the potential to manage these. However, their use in vulnerable people is linked to possible safety concern...

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Main Authors: Alexis Mosca, Ana Teresa Abreu Y Abreu, Kok Ann Gwee, Gianluca Ianiro, Jan Tack, Thi Viet Ha Nguyen, Colin Hill
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19490976.2022.2117508
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Ana Teresa Abreu Y Abreu
Kok Ann Gwee
Gianluca Ianiro
Jan Tack
Thi Viet Ha Nguyen
Colin Hill
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description An optimally operating microbiome supports protective, metabolic, and immune functions, but disruptions produce metabolites and toxins which can be involved in many conditions. Probiotics have the potential to manage these. However, their use in vulnerable people is linked to possible safety concerns and maintaining their viability is difficult. Interest in postbiotics is therefore increasing. Postbiotics contain inactivated microbial cells or cell components, thus are more stable and exert similar health benefits to probiotics. To review the evidence for the clinical benefits of postbiotics in highly prevalent conditions and consider future potential areas of benefit. There is growing evidence revealing the diverse clinical benefits of postbiotics in many prevalent conditions. Postbiotics could offer a novel therapeutic approach and may be a safer alternative to probiotics. Establishing interaction mechanisms between postbiotics and commensal microorganisms will improve the understanding of potential clinical benefits and may lead to targeted postbiotic therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-d674ccc8e4d94b728aca0f13fbb8188c2025-08-20T03:05:24ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGut Microbes1949-09761949-09842022-12-0114110.1080/19490976.2022.2117508The clinical evidence for postbiotics as microbial therapeuticsAlexis Mosca0Ana Teresa Abreu Y Abreu1Kok Ann Gwee2Gianluca Ianiro3Jan Tack4Thi Viet Ha Nguyen5Colin Hill6Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Department, APHP Robert Debré, Paris, FranceGastroenterologist and Neuro-gastroenterologist, Angeles del Pedregal Hospital, Mexico City, MexicoDepartment of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and Gleneagles Hospital, SingaporeGastroenterology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario”A. Gemelli” IRCCS, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Gastroenterology, National Children’s Hospital, VietnamAPC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, IrelandAn optimally operating microbiome supports protective, metabolic, and immune functions, but disruptions produce metabolites and toxins which can be involved in many conditions. Probiotics have the potential to manage these. However, their use in vulnerable people is linked to possible safety concerns and maintaining their viability is difficult. Interest in postbiotics is therefore increasing. Postbiotics contain inactivated microbial cells or cell components, thus are more stable and exert similar health benefits to probiotics. To review the evidence for the clinical benefits of postbiotics in highly prevalent conditions and consider future potential areas of benefit. There is growing evidence revealing the diverse clinical benefits of postbiotics in many prevalent conditions. Postbiotics could offer a novel therapeutic approach and may be a safer alternative to probiotics. Establishing interaction mechanisms between postbiotics and commensal microorganisms will improve the understanding of potential clinical benefits and may lead to targeted postbiotic therapy.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19490976.2022.2117508Microbiotapostbioticsmicrobial therapeuticsclinical benefitsgastrointestinal disordersallergy
spellingShingle Alexis Mosca
Ana Teresa Abreu Y Abreu
Kok Ann Gwee
Gianluca Ianiro
Jan Tack
Thi Viet Ha Nguyen
Colin Hill
The clinical evidence for postbiotics as microbial therapeutics
Gut Microbes
Microbiota
postbiotics
microbial therapeutics
clinical benefits
gastrointestinal disorders
allergy
title The clinical evidence for postbiotics as microbial therapeutics
title_full The clinical evidence for postbiotics as microbial therapeutics
title_fullStr The clinical evidence for postbiotics as microbial therapeutics
title_full_unstemmed The clinical evidence for postbiotics as microbial therapeutics
title_short The clinical evidence for postbiotics as microbial therapeutics
title_sort clinical evidence for postbiotics as microbial therapeutics
topic Microbiota
postbiotics
microbial therapeutics
clinical benefits
gastrointestinal disorders
allergy
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19490976.2022.2117508
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