The use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG-containing probiotics for the prevention of atopic dermatitis in children


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There are qualitative and quantitative differences in the composition of the intestinal microflora in healthy infants and in children with atopic dermatitis. These data gave an impulse to development of concept that the beneficial bacteria in the intestinal microflora, called probiotics, can restore intestinal homeostasis and prevent allergies or decrease its manifestation through interaction with the immune cells in the intestine. Not all probiotic strains have the same properties. The article summarizes the current understanding of the possibilities of prevention of atopic dermatitis in children using Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG. A review of research on the prevention of atopic dermatitis in children in the prenatal and postnatal periods is presented.

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K. N Monakhov

First St. Petersburg Medical University n.a. Acad. I.P. Pavlov

Email: knmonakhov@mail.ru
MD, Prof. Department of Dermatovenereology with the Clinic

D. K Dombrovskaya

First St. Petersburg Medical University n.a. Acad. I.P. Pavlov

Department of Family Medicine

E. V Nazarenko

First St. Petersburg Medical University n.a. Acad. I.P. Pavlov

Department of Dermatovenereology with the Clinic

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