"Prebiotics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Non-digestible food ingredients mostly of a carbohydrate base that improve human health by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of existing BACTERIA in the COLON.
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D056692
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.301.416.500 D09.698.718.622 G07.203.300.400.500 G07.203.300.456.249 J02.500.400.500 J02.500.456.249
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prebiotics" by people in Profiles.
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Johnson N, Boatwright JL, Bridges W, Thavarajah P, Kumar S, Shipe E, Thavarajah D. Genome-wide association mapping of lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) prebiotic carbohydrates toward improved human health and crop stress tolerance. Sci Rep. 2021 07 06; 11(1):13926.
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Sandroni A, House E, Howard L, DellaValle DM. Synbiotic Supplementation Improves Response to Iron Supplementation in Female Athletes during Training. J Diet Suppl. 2022; 19(3):366-380.
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Taylor HB, Gudi R, Brown R, Vasu C. Dynamics of Structural and Functional Changes in Gut Microbiota during Treatment with a Microalgal ß-Glucan, Paramylon and the Impact on Gut Inflammation. Nutrients. 2020 Jul 23; 12(8).
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Gudi R, Perez N, Johnson BM, Sofi MH, Brown R, Quan S, Karumuthil-Melethil S, Vasu C. Complex dietary polysaccharide modulates gut immune function and microbiota, and promotes protection from autoimmune diabetes. Immunology. 2019 05; 157(1):70-85.
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Boyle RJ, Tang ML, Chiang WC, Chua MC, Ismail I, Nauta A, Hourihane JOB, Smith P, Gold M, Ziegler J, Peake J, Quinn P, Rao R, Brown N, Rijnierse A, Garssen J, Warner JO. Prebiotic-supplemented partially hydrolysed cow's milk formula for the prevention of eczema in high-risk infants: a randomized controlled trial. Allergy. 2016 05; 71(5):701-10.
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Cox LM, Cho I, Young SA, Anderson WH, Waters BJ, Hung SC, Gao Z, Mahana D, Bihan M, Alekseyenko AV, Methé BA, Blaser MJ. The nonfermentable dietary fiber hydroxypropyl methylcellulose modulates intestinal microbiota. FASEB J. 2013 Feb; 27(2):692-702.