The Lactobacillus as a Probiotic: Focusing on Liver Diseases
Open Access
- 26 January 2022
- journal article
- review article
- Published by MDPI AG in Microorganisms
- Vol. 10 (2), 288
- https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10020288
Abstract
Over the past decade, scientific evidence for the properties, functions, and beneficial effects of probiotics for humans has continued to accumulate. Interest in the use of probiotics for humans has increased tremendously. Among various microorganisms, probiotics using bacteria have been widely studied and commercialized, and, among them, Lactobacillus is representative. This genus contains about 300 species of bacteria (recently differentiated into 23 genera) and countless strains have been reported. They improved a wide range of diseases including liver disease, gastrointestinal diseases, respiratory diseases, and autoimmune diseases. Here, we intend to discuss in depth the genus Lactobacillus as a representative probiotic for chronic liver diseases.Keywords
Funding Information
- Hallym University Research Fund (Hallym University Research Fund, NRF-2018M3A9F3020956, NRF-2019R1I1A3A01060447, NRF-2020R1I1A3073530 and NRF-2020R1A6A1A03043026)
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