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Review
. 2022 Jun 29;9(7):978.
doi: 10.3390/children9070978.

Probiotics in Children with Asthma

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Probiotics in Children with Asthma

Giorgio Ciprandi et al. Children (Basel). .

Abstract

A type-2 immune response usually sustains wheezing and asthma in children. In addition, dysbiosis of digestive and respiratory tracts is detectable in patients with wheezing and asthma. Probiotics may rebalance immune response, repair dysbiosis, and mitigate airway inflammation. As a result, probiotics may prevent asthma and wheezing relapse. There is evidence that some probiotic strains may improve asthma outcomes in children. In this context, the PROPAM study provided evidence that two specific strains significantly prevented asthma exacerbations and wheezing episodes. Therefore, oral probiotics could be used as add-on asthma therapy in managing children with asthma, but the choice should be based on documented evidence.

Keywords: add-on therapy; asthma; asthma exacerbation; oral probiotics; wheezing.

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