New Insights on Antiviral Probiotics

From Research to Applications
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-84215-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 119 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 237 g

This book focuses on probiotics with antiviral activities. The "antiviral probiotic" is a new concept in medical sciences. Recently, studies have shown that antiviral probiotics can fight or prevent viral infections in many ways. The immunomodulation of mucosal immunity, production of antiviral compounds, virus trapping and the use thereof as vaccination vectors are the principal modes of action of antiviral probiotics. The author dedicates an entire chapter of the book to discussing the methods and techniques used to assess the antiviral activity of probiotic strains and their metabolites.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Al Kassaa, Imad

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Virologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Immunologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Antiviral probiotics: a new concept in medical sciences
II. The use of probiotics as vaccine vectors to prevent viral infections
III. Probiotics: Role in the prevention of chronic viral diseases
IV. The antiviral activity of probiotic metabolites: from gene to applications
V. Methods and techniques to evaluate the antiviral activity of a new probiotic strain