Reports from a Healthy Community: the 7th Conference on Beneficial Microbes

Mandel, Mark J.; Broderick, Nichole A.; Martens, Eric C.; Guillemin, Karen

doi:10.1128/aem.02562-18

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“…Probiotics are 'live microorganisms that, when administrated, confer a health benefit to the host,' according to the WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (FAO/WHO 2020). Over the past two decades, there has been a surge in research on beneficial microbial communities with robust developments in the application of immunobiotics to combat human infections (Bhushan et al 2019;Mandel et al 2019). Probiotics are live bacteria, e.g., from food, that are ingested by humans.…”

Section: Probiotics and Prebiotics The 'Food' Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Probiotics can also boost human immune functions by secreting bio-enzymes and bioactive peptides to promote the multiplication of immune cells and to participate in the repair of organs and tissues (Kasahara et al 2018;Lai et al 2010;Mandel et al 2019). Probiotics in HIV-infected patients exhibited therapeutic effects by restoring the functions of the epithelial barrier, facilitating the secretion of cluster differentiation (CD4) + T cells and promoting immune activation (D'Angelo et al 2017).…”

Section: Probiotics and Prebiotics The 'Food' Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

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Smarter cures to combat COVID-19 and future pathogens: a review

Han

Lichtfouse

2021

Environ Chem Lett

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Prevention is better than cure. A milestone of the anthropocene is the emergence of a series of epidemics and pandemics often characterized by the transmission of a pathogen from animals to human in the past two decades. In particular, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has made a profound impact on emergency responding and policy-making in a public health crisis. Classical solutions for controlling the virus, such as travel restrictions, lockdowns, repurposed drugs and vaccines, are socially unpopular and medically limited by the fast mutation and adaptation of the virus. This is exacerbated by microbial resistance to therapeutic drugs and the slowness of vaccine development. In other words, microbial pathogens are somehow 'smarter' and faster than us, thus calling for more intelligent cures to combat future pandemics. Here, we compare therapeutics for COVID-19 such as synthetic drugs, vaccines, antibodies and phages. We present the strength and limitations of antibiotic and antiviral drugs, vaccines, and antibody-based therapeutics. We describe smarter, cheaper and preventive cures such as bacteriophages, food medicine using probiotics and prebiotics, sports, healthy diet, music, yoga, Tai Chi, dance, reading, knitting, cooking and outdoor activities. Some of these preventive cures have been intuitively developed since thousands of years ago, as illustrated by the fascinating similarity of the Chinese characters for 'music' and 'herbal medicine.'

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Section: Probiotics and Prebiotics The 'Food' Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%