"Prebiotics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Non-digestible food ingredients mostly of a carbohydrate base that improve human health by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of existing BACTERIA in the COLON.
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D056692
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.301.416.500 D09.698.718.622 G07.203.300.400.500 G07.203.300.456.249 J02.500.400.500 J02.500.456.249
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prebiotics" by people in Profiles.
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An open label, non-randomized study assessing a prebiotic fiber intervention in a small cohort of Parkinson's disease participants. Nat Commun. 2023 02 18; 14(1):926.
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A prebiotic diet modulates microglial states and motor deficits in a-synuclein overexpressing mice. Elife. 2022 11 08; 11.
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Altered microbial community structure and metabolism in cow's milk allergic mice treated with oral immunotherapy and fructo-oligosaccharides. Benef Microbes. 2020 Feb 19; 11(1):19-32.
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The Combination of 2'-Fucosyllactose with Short-Chain Galacto-Oligosaccharides and Long-Chain Fructo-Oligosaccharides that Enhance Influenza Vaccine Responses Is Associated with Mucosal Immune Regulation in Mice. J Nutr. 2019 05 01; 149(5):856-869.
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Microbes: possible link between modern lifestyle transition and the rise of metabolic syndrome. Obes Rev. 2019 03; 20(3):407-419.
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Probiotic Bifidobacterium strains and galactooligosaccharides improve intestinal barrier function in obese adults but show no synergism when used together as synbiotics. Microbiome. 2018 06 28; 6(1):121.
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Nutraceuticals in colorectal cancer: A mechanistic approach. Eur J Pharmacol. 2018 Aug 15; 833:396-402.
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Prebiotics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2017 12; 46(4):783-795.
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Starch-entrapped microsphere fibers improve bowel habit but do not exhibit prebiotic capacity in those with unsatisfactory bowel habits: a phase I, randomized, double-blind, controlled human trial. Nutr Res. 2017 Aug; 44:27-37.