ArticleThe World Allergy Organization journal2010
Probiotics in treatment of allergic rhinitis.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of probiotics for the treatment of allergic rhinitis.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2015Pooled it
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- Bifidobacterium mixture (B longum BB536, B infantis M-63, B breve M-16V) treatment in children with seasonal allergic rhinitis and intermittent asthma.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2017Trial
- The Effect of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus, Lacticaseibacillus paracasei, and Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis on the Prevention of Asthma in an Animal Model.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2025Article
- ProbioticFrontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Probiotics in Pediatrics. A Review and Practical Guide.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Prevention and Management with Pro-, Pre and Synbiotics in Children with Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Gut microbial characteristics of adult patients with allergy rhinitis.Microbial cell factories · 2020Article
- Effects of a probiotic treatment (BMJ open · 2019Article
- Microbiota Composition and the Integration of Exogenous and Endogenous Signals in Reactive Nasal Inflammation.Journal of immunology research · 2018Review
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- Efficacy of probiotic in perennial allergic rhinitis under five year children: A randomized controlled trial.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
Many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been done on role of probiotics as a treatment modality in allergic rhinitis. We conducted a review on the same. A systematic search of published literature was done. RCTs comparing effect of probiotics with placebo were included. A predefined set of outcome measures were assessed. Continuous data were expressed as pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI). Dichotomous data were expressed as odds ratio with 95% CI. P value <0.05 was considered significant. RevMan version 5 was used for all the analyses. Seven RCTs were eligible for inclusion. Probiotic intake improved quality of life score in patients with allergic rhinitis [SMD -1.17 (95% CI -1.47, -0.86; P < 0.00001)]. Other parameter that improved with probiotic intake was decrease in the number of episodes of rhinitis per year. There was no significant change in blood or immunologic parameters in the probiotic group, SMD -0.10 (95% CI -0.26, 0.06; P = 0.22). Adverse events were not significant. Probiotic therapy might be useful in rhinitis, but the present data do not allow any treatment recommendations.
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