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Effect of a Probiotic Preparation (VSL#3) in Patients with Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
Author(s) -
Ji Hyun Lee,
Gyoo Moon,
Hyeok Jin Kwon,
Woo Jin Jung,
Pyoung Ju Seo,
Tai Yoon Baec,
Ju Hyeong Lee,
Hyun Shig Kim
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
korean journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2233-6869
pISSN - 1598-9992
DOI - 10.4166/kjg.2012.60.2.94
Subject(s) - medicine , metronidazole , helicobacter pylori , regimen , gastroenterology , peptic , peptic ulcer , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic disease that characteristically has a relapsing and remitting course. Probiotics might possibly induce remission in the treatment of active UC. Aims of our study were to assess the efficacy of VSL#3 on clinical response and colonic tissue cytokine concentration changes in patients with active UC.

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