Improvement of the probiotic effect of micro-organisms by their combination with maltodextrins, fructo-oligosaccharides and XXXX .

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Probiotics could represent an effective alternative to the use of synthetic substances in nutrition and medicine. The data concerning the efficacy of probiotics are often contradictory. This paper focuses on the enhancement of the efficacy of probiotics by their combination with synergistically acting components of natural origin. Maltodextrins can be obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis of starch and are suitable for consumption. Administration of @entity6983 together with maltodextrin decreased the number of @entity526 colonising the jejunal mucosa of gnotobiotic piglets by 1 logarithm compared to the control group. Fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) are naturally occurring oligosaccharides, mainly of plant origin. @entity6983 administered in combination with FOS significantly increased counts of @entity6983 spp., Bifidobacterium spp., total anaerobes and total aerobes compared to the control group as well as the @entity6983 group. It also significantly decreased Clostridium and Enterobacterium counts in the faeces of the weanling piglets compared with the control group. Dietary lipids influence the gastrointestinal microbiota and specifically the population of @entity880 bacteria. In gnotobiotic piglets the oral administration of an oil containing @entity1474 ( @entity5204 ) significantly increased the number of @entity6983 adhering to jejunal mucosa compared to the control group. Our results showed that maltodextrin KMS X-70 and @entity5204 can be used to enhance the effect of probiotic micro-organisms in the small intestine, and similarly FOS enhance the effect of probiotic micro-organisms in the large intestine.
