Sentences with phrase «protects against antibiotic»

Lactobacillus Rhamnosus protects against antibiotic - associated diarrhea in both adults and children.

A new therapy has been developed to prevent skin infections through open wounds in hospitals and protect against antibiotic - resistant bacteria.

However, over time bacteria mutate to protect themselves against antibiotics, making treatment no longer effective.

Some bacteria produce specific enzymes that can make antibiotics unsuccessful or useless, while other types of bacteria can produce a coating or film that protect against any antibiotic (and prevent it from working).

Not exact matches

Originally, the resin has served these trees as a type of antibiotic to protect against plant diseases.

«Also by studying how the gut microbiota usually recover after cholera, we gain new ideas about how to manage severely disturbed microbial communities, ideas that can be used to protect against diseases that often follow such disturbance, such as infections that commonly follow antibiotic use.»

This was shown by adding the cephalosporinase - containing OMVs to cultures containing the ampicillin - susceptible gut bacteria, Bifidobacteria breve, which effectively protected them against high concentrations of antibiotics.

This form of interference with bacterial gene regulation is also of pharmaceutical interest as it is known that pathogenic bacteria can protect themselves against attack by the immune system and the effect of antibiotics by forming biofilms, for instance on the epithelium of the respiratory system.

The same is true of antibiotics, which beekeepers use to protect hives against infections that are also suspected as a cause of the bees» demise.

Over time, however, scientists began noticing that antibiotics can increase babies» risk of the very afflictions the drugs aim to protect against — such as fungal infections, late - onset sepsis, and a deadly intestinal disorder called necrotizing enterocolitis.

Laboratory tests indicate that the eCAPs work well against biofilms, which are bacterial communities that develop very high levels of resistance to antibiotics by working together to protect the film's inner bacteria from traditional treatments.

In the US and UK, antibiotics are given to women before undergoing a Caesarean section, to protect against infection with Streptococcus bacteria.

These insects team up with symbiotic bacteria which produce an antibiotic cocktail of up to 45 different substances within a single species to protect their offspring against mold fungi.

Biofilm formation has also been reported to be relevant for root colonization and plant protection, where bacteria (B. subtilis 6051) are able to produce antibiotic compounds (such as surfactin) that protect plants against pathogenic microorganisms (34).

Further efforts to protect environmental bacteria against antibiotic pollution are therefore motivated.

According to Dairy Australia, research has suggested probiotics may have a role in enhancing immunity, managing or treating irritable bowel syndrome, protecting against and treating antibiotic - associated diarrhoea, and protecting against urinary tract infections.

Vitamin C can help protect against gastritis and stomach ulcers, as well as reduce the amount of antibiotics needed to get rid of these problems.

One particular probiotic strain, Streptococcus thermophilus, is an important strain that may support colon health, support the immune system, protect against small intestine irritation, and also fight against antibiotic - associated diarrhea.

In fact, in one study, a dose of mercury sufficient to kill 1 percent of lab rats (lethal dose «LD01»), when combined with a dose of lead sufficient to kill 1 percent, killed 100 percent of the rats.13 A similar test involving mercury and aluminum in cultured neurons killed 60 percent of the cells when the two low - dose toxicants (LD01) were combined.14 Even antibiotics have been shown to enhance the uptake, retention and toxicity of mercury.14 Additionally, testosterone appears to aggravate mercury toxicity during development, while estrogen protects against it.15 This may explain why more boys than girls are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and attention deficit disorders.

They also hypothesize that antibiotics may increase breast cancer risk because they inhibit key parts of the immune system that protect against cancer, as well as anti-inflammatory mechanisms.

However, in an article published in Cancer Causes and Control in 2003, a group of researchers theorized that antibiotics kill beneficial bacteria in the gut that play an important role in protecting the body against excess estrogen and the more harmful forms of estrogen.

Antibiotics protect against fructose - induced hepatic lipid accumulation in mice: role of endotoxin.

Lemon seems to have strong antibiotic effects and has been shown to have a significant role in protecting against specific bacteria - borne illnesses.

At the same time, kefir is known to regulate the immune system, provide natural protection against diseases, regulate blood pressure, promote production of bile, produce natural antibiotics, improve blood circulation, calm the nerves, strengthen the kidneys, regulate cholesterol level, regulate metabolism, promote weight loss, improve skin tone, cleanse the digestive tract, regulate blood sugar levels, protect the prostate, and slow the aging process.

FlorAssist Throat lozenges provide healthy bacteria that naturally resides in the throat to protect against infections and relieve inflammation without the negative effects of antibiotics.