ReviewApplied microbiology and biotechnology2022
Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics: Safe options for next-generation therapeutics.
Review in Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 207 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A Single-arm, Open-label Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effect of SIM01 in Female Subjects With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
A Double-blind Randomized Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Effect of Synbiotics SLP07 on Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD-RCT)
Who cites it
207 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 361 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and Safety of Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics for the Treatment of Functional Constipation in Children: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Pooled it
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- Effects of prebiotics and phytochemicals on serum trimethylamine N-oxide reduction and gut microbiota: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of probiotic, prebiotic, synbiotic and postbiotic supplementation on gastrointestinal health in cats: systematic review and meta-analysis.The Journal of small animal practice · 2025Pooled it
- Role of probiotic supplementation in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia among critically ill patients-a critical umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Therapeutic and Immunologic Effects of Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Pooled it
- Microbiota-targeted interventions and clinical implications for maternal-offspring health: An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials.Journal of global health · 2024Pooled it
- The Effects of Probiotics, Prebiotics and Synbiotics in Non-Alcoholic Fat Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH): A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- AdjuvantMicrobiology spectrum · 2026Trial
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- Therapeutic Evaluation ofNutrients · 2024Trial
- The Gut Microbiota-Metabolite-Host Axis in Cardiometabolic Diseases: Bridging Bench to Bedside.Cardiovascular drugs and therapy · 2026Review
- Fructooligosaccharides Restore Gut Function and Increase Hippocampal Short-Chain Fatty Acids to Alleviate Neuronal Apoptosis Induced by Mitochondrial Autophagy in rats with Chronic Cerebral Hypoperfusion.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- Targeting the human gut microbiome: a comparative review of probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and postbiotics.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
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- Short-chain fatty acids as key mediators of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in chronic cerebral hypoperfusion: mechanisms and therapeutics.Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2026Review
- Pharmacomicrobiomics: From Host-Microbiome-Drug Interactions to Clinical Translation in Precision Medicine.Metabolites · 2026Review
- Modulating Oral Microbiota to Prevent Dental Caries: A Microbial Ecology Approach.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Dietary biotic supplementation modulates growth performance, anticoccidial efficacy, oxidative status, and intestinal histomorphology in Eimeria tenella-challenged broilers.Poultry science · 2026Article
- Effects of Araticum (Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
147 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Probiotics have been considered as an economical and safe alternative for the treatment of a large number of chronic diseases and improvement of human health. They are known to modulate the host immunity and protect from several infectious and non-infectious diseases. The colonization, killing of pathogens and induction of host cells are few of the important probiotic attributes which affect several functions of the host. In addition, prebiotics and non-digestible food substances selectively promote the growth of probiotics and human health through nutrient enrichment, and modulation of gut microbiota and immune system. This review highlights the role of probiotics and prebiotics alone and in combination (synbiotics) in the modulation of immune system, treatment of infections, management of inflammatory bowel disease and cancer therapy. KEY POINTS: • Probiotics and their derivatives against several human diseases. • Prebiotics feed probiotics and induce several functions in the host. • Discovery of novel and biosafe products needs attention for human health.
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