Short-term effect of prebiotics administration on stool characteristics and serum cytokines dynamics in very young children with acute diarrhea

Nachum Vaisman, Josef Press, Eugene Leibovitz, Güenther Boehm, Vivian Barak

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    Abstract

    We investigated the effect of a mixture of long-chain fructo-oligosaccharides, galacto-oligosaccharides and acidic oligosaccharides on the number and consistency of stools and on immune system biomarkers in 104 supplemented and non-supplemented subjects (aged 9-24 months) with acute diarrhea. Interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-1RA, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α and sIL-2R cytokine levels were determined. The significant decrease in number of stools and increase in stool consistency in the supplemented group was of little clinical relevance. The only significant change in pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines was decreased TNF-α levels in the supplemented group. Prebiotic supplementation during acute diarrhea episodes did not influence the clinical course.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)683-692
    Number of pages10
    JournalNutrients
    Volume2
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1 Jan 2010

    Keywords

    • Cytokines
    • Diarrhea
    • Fructo-oligosaccharides
    • Galacto-oligosaccharides
    • Galacturonic oligosaccharides
    • Infants
    • Prebiotics

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Food Science
    • Nutrition and Dietetics

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