title: Review: probiotics and their beneficial effects against various diseases.
abstract: Joint FAO/WHO expert's consultation report defines probiotics as: Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host. Most commonly used probiotics are Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and bifidobacteria. There are other examples of species used as probiotics (certain yeasts and bacilli). Probiotic supplements are popular now a days. From the beginning of 2000, research on probiotics has increased remarkably. Probiotics are now day's widely studied for their beneficial effects in treatment of many prevailing diseases. Here we reviewed the beneficiary effects of probiotics in some diseases.
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Zeeshan
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Imran
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Qadir
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Tauqeer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.affiliation: College of Pharmacy, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Khalid Hussain
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Janbaz
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Penang Pulau, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yusra Habib
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Bashir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004351:Drug Resistance; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D011322:Primary Prevention; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration