Catalog of Herbs
James A. Duke in Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, 2018
Toxicity — The acute oral LD50 for crude johoba oil to male albino rats is higher than 21.5 m€/kg body weight. Strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus can ameliorate this toxicity. Rats injected with jojoba oil were similar to controls injected with olive oil. Guinea pigs treated topically with refined jojoba wax for prolonged periods show normal growth and no histopathological changes in the internal organs. Seeds contain 2.25 to 2.34%; seed hulls, 0.19%; core wood, 0.45%; leaves, 0.19 to 0.23%; twigs, 0.63 to 0.75%, and inflorescence, 0.22%; simmondsin is a demonstrated, appetite-depressant toxicant. Three related cyano-methylenecyclohexyl glucosides have also been isolated from the seed meal. Swingle299 found problems using jojoba meal as a protein source in livestock feed. Feeder steers ate significantly less feed when it was supplemented with 10% untreated jojoba meal as compared to cottonseed meal. They were not so quick to digest feed and gain weight.
Beneficial Lactic Acid Bacteria
K. Balamurugan, U. Prithika in Pocket Guide to Bacterial Infections, 2019
Probiotics fed to ruminant livestock have been shown to decrease scours in neonatal calves, to promote milk yields in dairy cows, decrease morbidity in newly weaned calves and new calves at the feedlot, and increase daily gains and carcass weight in feedlot cattle. Moreover, strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus were shown to reduce fecal shedding of E. coli by feedlot cattle at harvest time (Krehbiel et al. 2003). Feeding microbial inoculum of Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus salivarius, and Pediococcus acidilactici with milk replacer, when young calves consumed a large quantity of spray-dried whey powder generating intestinal imbalance, promoted earlier consumption of starter, and indirectly, may have stimulated earlier development of the rumen, omasum, and reticulum, favoring early weaning. Inoculated calves showed better growth performance, which could be related to improved digestion of lactose and spray-dried whey proteins (Frizzo et al. 2010). LAB are able to inhibit E. coli, preventing metritis development in dairy postpartum cows mainly by acid production (Otero et al. 2006). Steers fed with Enterococcus faecium EF212 had numerically lower concentrations of blood CO2 than control steers, which is consistent with a reduced risk of metabolic acidosis (Ghorbani et al. 2002).
Principles of Sports Nutrition
Elizabeth Broad in Sports Nutrition for Paralympic Athletes, 2019
Probiotics have been associated with improvements in gut barrier function, an important first “line of defence” in the immune system. There is evidence that probiotic intake can enhance the immune system, improve intestinal tract health and reduce prevalence of allergy in susceptible individuals (Bermon et al. 2017). Several large studies in athletes have provided evidence of reduced number of illness symptom days (Bermon et al. 2017, Cox et al. 2008, West et al. 2011); reduced severity of gastrointestinal symptoms, especially during long-haul travel (Walsh 2018, West et al. 2011) and improved symptoms in fatigued athletes with an identifiable immune deficiency (Clancy et al. 2006). Since there is a synergistic effect between food compounds and probiotic cultures, dairy products such as yoghurt and acidophilus milk are a good avenue for the consumption of probiotics. Alternatively, probiotic supplements may be useful in athletes.
Effects of polymerised whey protein-based microencapsulation on survivability of Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-5 and physiochemical properties of yoghurt
Published in Journal of Microencapsulation, 2018
Mu Wang, Cuina Wang, Fen Gao, Mingruo Guo
Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-5 is one of the most studied probiotics and often used for dairy food formulations. However, unsatisfactory viability of L. acidophilus LA-5 has been observed, both in laboratory scale and commercial products during refrigerated storage (Li et al. 2012). Polymerized whey protein shows good protecting ability as microencapsulating agent. However, compared with other studies, its effect for L. acidophilus LA-5 using extrusion technique and the effects of microencapsulated L. acidophilus LA-5 on physiochemical properties of yoghurts are not reported. This study aims to microencapsulate L. acidophilus LA-5 using polymerised whey protein as wall material by extrusion technique and assess its viability and effects on physiochemical properties of applied yoghurt.
The role of microbiota in the management of genitourinary syndrome of menopause
Published in Climacteric, 2023
G. Stabile, G. A. Topouzova, F. De Seta
Early puberty is characterized by a low number of Lactobacilli with the dominance of bacterial strains of intestinal origin. About 1 year before the menarche, Lactobacilli begin to dominate the vaginal environment. Only probiotic Lactobacillus strains exhibit beneficial properties and show immune-modulating properties via specific signaling processes. In vitro experiments with Lactobacillus acidophilus demonstrated that the strain is able to produce substantial amounts of lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Additional defense mechanisms are the production of bacteriocins and biosurfactants, co-aggregation and Lactobacilli biofilm formation. Furthermore, beneficial Lactobacilli strains compete with pathogens for adherence to the vaginal epithelium and for nutrients [8].
Advancements of compounds targeting Wnt and Notch signalling pathways in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer
Published in Journal of Drug Targeting, 2021
Zhuonan Pu, Fang Yang, Liang Wang, Yunpeng Diao, Dapeng Chen
Lactobacillus acidophilus and L. rhamnosus GG have been successfully used in the prevention or treatment of several intestinal disorders, such as IBD, antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and ulcerative colitis [105]. L. acidophilus can regenerate goblet cells by inhibiting Notch transcriptional program factors, including Dll1, Dll4, and HES1, to alleviate Salmonella-induced-colitis in mice [106]. Bacillus subtilis RZ001 also alleviated colitis by inhibiting Notch signalling by a similar mechanism [107]. It is worth mentioning that L. reuteri, one of the predominant Lactobacillus species, induces differentiation of ISCs into goblet cells in young chickens to ensure the function of the intestinal mucosal barrier, which indicates its therapeutic potential for IBD [108].
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