Bioactive foods in promoting health : probiotics and prebiotics / edited by Ronald Watson, Victor R. Preedy. — London : Academic, 2010. – (58.671/B615)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface ix
    Acknowledgments xi
    Abbreviations xiii
    Contributors xvii
    Section A INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
    1. Production of Probiotic Cultures and Their Incorporation into Foods 3
    2. Assessment of Prebiotics and Probiotics: An Overview 19
    3. Probiotics: A Historical Perspective 43
    4. Safety of Probiotic Bacteria 47
    5. Prevention of Infections by Probiotics: An Overview 59
    6. Probiotics and Prebiotics in Human Health: An Overview 73
    Section B PREBIOTICS IN HEALTH PROMOTION
    7. Pre- and Probiotics in Liver Health and Function 97
    8. Prebiotics in Infant Formulas: Risks and Benefits 117
    9. Prebiotics as Infant Foods 131
    10. Prebiotics in the Gastrointestinal Tract 145
    Section C PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS AS THERAPIES
    11. Prebiotics and Probiotics for the Prevention or Treatment of Allergic Asthma
    12. Probiotics and Prebiotics: Role in Surgery Recuperation? 171
    13. Prebiotics and Probiotics in Therapy and Prevention of Gastrointestinal Diseases in Children 181
    14. Probiotics and Prebiotics: Effects on Diarrhea 205
    15. Probiotics and AIDS Treatment 229
    Section D PROBIOTICS AND HEALTH
    16. Probiotics and Prebiotics in Metabolic Disorders and Obesity 237
    17. Probiotics and H. pylori Infection 259
    18. Probiotics in Neonatal Sepsis Associated with Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Meningitis 267
    19. Probiotics and Prebiotics--Prevention and Therapy in Atopic Eczema 279
    20. Bioengineering of Bacteria: Improved Probiotics 293
    21. Effects of Probiotics on Intestinal Transport and Epithelial Barrier Function 303
    22. Food Formulation to Increase Probiotic Bacteria Action or Population 335
    23. Probiotics in Adhesion of Pathogens: Mechanisms of Action 353
    24. Probiotics and Fungal Colonization of Gastrointestinal Tract 371
    25. Probiotics and Host Defense， Health Claim and Evidences 385
    26. Probiotics and Heart Health: Reduction of Risk Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Disease and Complications Due to Foodbome Illnesses 423
    27. Prebiotics and Probiotics in Infant Nutrition 441
    28. Microarray Analysis of Probiotics Effectiveness 479
    29. Probiotics in Cancer Prevention 497
    30. The Role of Probiotics in the Treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome 513
    Section E ANIMAL MODELS TO STUDY PROBIOTICS
    31. Human Flora-associated Animals as a Model for Studying Probiotics and Prebiotics
    32. Probiotics and Other Microbial Manipulations in Fish Feeds: Prospective Health Benefits 541
    33. GI Bacteria Changes in Animal Models Due to Prebiotics 553
    34. Probiotic Treatment of Colitis in Animal Models and People 571
    35. Prebiotics and Probiotics in Experimental Models of Rodent Colitis: Lessons in Treatment or Prevention of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 589
    Index 611