THE USE OF PROBIOTICS TO REINFORCE MUCOSAL DEFENSE-MECHANISMS

Recent interest in probiotic products and strains has stimulated a lot of research on their biological properties during the past few years. To date, the products have mainly been designed for healthy people. H owever, more and more evidence of their efficacy in clinical situation s is arising. New areas and new applications in which probiotic strain s and products could form part of a balanced diet, including in clinic al and pathological conditions, are evaluated and discussed in this ar ticle.