Anti-inflammatory & anti-allergy agents in medicinal chemistry
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Antiinflamm Antiallergy Agents Med Chem · Jan 2020
Therapeutic Approach of Probiotic in Children with Atopic Dermatitis.
Pediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin disease affecting 20% of children all over the world especially in developed countries. Recently, there is an increase in the prevalence rate of AD. This chronic inflammatory skin disease causes economic and social burden to the family. ⋯ In recent years there is increasing interest in the use of probiotic in the modulation of gut microbiota for the management of AD. Many research studies showed that administration of probiotic give positive results in the prevention and treatment of AD in children, however, the results are not consistent and conclusive. In this review, the dysbiosis of the gut flora contributes to the development of AD is addressed and clinical evidence of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of AD children is also summarises.