| Title: | Overview of the efficacy of using probiotics for neurosurgical and potential neurosurgical patients |
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| Authors: | ID Fijan, Sabina (Author)
ID Šmigoc, Tomaž (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12071361
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/7/1361
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.02 - Review Article |
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| Organization: | FZV - Faculty of Health Sciences
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| Abstract: | This review delves into the emerging field of the gut microbiota-brain axis, emphasizing its bidirectional communication and implications for neurological health, particularly in trauma and neurosurgery. While disruptions in this axis can lead to dysbiosis and hinder neurological recovery, recent studies have highlighted the therapeutic potential of interventions like probiotics in targeting this axis. This review aims to focus on the efficacy of probiotic supplementation to support the gut microbiota-brain axis in trauma, neurosurgery, or pain based on the current clinical trials to assess the complex interplays among probiotics, the gut microbiota, and the central nervous system (CNS). This comprehensive literature review identified 10 relevant publications on probiotic interventions for various neurosurgical conditions across multiple countries. These studies demonstrated diverse outcomes, with significant improvements observed in gastrointestinal mobility, inflammatory responses, and infection rates, particularly in post-traumatic brain injury and spinal surgery. Probiotics also showed promise in mitigating antibiotic-associated diarrhea and modulating inflammatory cytokines. Despite the promising findings, the complex interplays among probiotics, the gut microbiota, and the central nervous system (CNS) call for cautious interpretation. Conflicting outcomes emphasize the need for better-designed trials to understand strain-specific and disease-specific effects accurately. In conclusion, probiotics offer a promising adjuvant therapy for neurosurgical patients, traumatic brain injuries, and post-spinal surgery. However, further well-designed randomized controlled trials are essential to elucidate the intricate relationship between microbiome-modulating interventions and the CNS via the gut microbiota-brain axis. |
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| Keywords: | neurologic injury, neurosurgery, probiotics, synbiotics, microbiota, brain injury |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 21.06.2024 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 27.06.2024 |
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| Publication date: | 02.07.2024 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | str. [1]-14 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 12, št. 7, št. članka 1361 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-91150  |
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| UDC: | 579 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2076-2607 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 200787971 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/microorganisms12071361 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 21.11.2024 |
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| Views: | 155 |
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| Downloads: | 13 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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