title: New scientific paradigms for probiotics and prebiotics.
abstract: The inaugural meeting of the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) was held May 3 to May 5 2002 in London, Ontario, Canada. A group of 63 academic and industrial scientists from around the world convened to discuss current issues in the science of probiotics and prebiotics. ISAPP is a non-profit organization comprised of international scientists whose intent is to strongly support and improve the levels of scientific integrity and due diligence associated with the study, use, and application of probiotics and prebiotics. In addition, ISAPP values its role in facilitating communication with the public and healthcare providers and among scientists in related fields on all topics pertinent to probiotics and prebiotics. It is anticipated that such efforts will lead to development of approaches and products that are optimally designed for the improvement of human and animal health and well being. This article is a summary of the discussions, conclusions, and recommendations made by 8 working groups convened during the first ISAPP workshop focusing on the topics of: definitions, intestinal flora, extra-intestinal sites, immune function, intestinal disease, cancer, genetics and genomics, and second generation prebiotics.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Research and Development Centre for Probiotics, Lawson Health Research Institute, 268 Grosvenor Street, London, Ontario, N6A 4V2, Canada. gregor@uwo.ca
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: H Rex
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Gaskins
authors.forename: Glenn R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mercenier
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rastall
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roberfroid
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cherbut
authors.forename: Todd R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Klaenhammer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000235:genetics; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000235:genetics; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use