THE APPLICATION OF PROBIOTICS IN DECREASE CANCER

  • Fatemeh Aemehdust Kordmahaleh, Seyed Moein Hosseini, Sahand Ebadi Shalke* Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran

Abstract

Cancer is one of the most important deaths causing in the world and many factors as chemicals, rays, viruses and genetic factors may influence it. Probiotics, live cells with different beneficiary characteristics, have been extensivelly studied and explored commercially in many different products in the world. A number of Lactobacillus species, Bifidobacterium spp., Saccharomyces boulardii, and some other microbes have been proposed as and are used as probiotic strains, i.e. Probiotic bacteria are used to treat or prevent a broad range of human diseases. They can decrease gut infection, colon cancer, cholesterol level, also they stimulate immune system. The aim of this review is to consider the current evidence on the effects of probiotics on human health and decrease cancer.

 

KEY WORDS: probiotics, intestinal microflora, Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Cancer, Human Health

 

Published
2013-06-28
How to Cite
Ebadi Shalke*, F. A. K. S. M. H. S. (2013). THE APPLICATION OF PROBIOTICS IN DECREASE CANCER. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2(3). Retrieved from http://www.jbpr.in/index.php/jbpr/article/view/398
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2013)
Section
Review Articles

Creative Commons LicenseJournal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research by Articles is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.