Probiotic Yeast Saccharomyces: Back to Nature to Improve Human Health
Rameesha Abid, Hassan Waseem, Jafar Ali, Shakira Ghazanfar, Ghulam Muhammad Ali, Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali +1 more
Journal of Fungi
Abstract
<i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> var. <i>boulardii</i> is best known for its treatment efficacy against different gastrointestinal diseases. This probiotic yeast can significantly protect the normal microbiota of the human gut and inhibit the pathogenicity of different diarrheal infections. Several clinical investigations have declared <i>S. cerevisiae</i> var. <i>boulardii</i> a biotherapeutic agent due to its antibacterial, antiviral, anti-carcinogenic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immune-modulatory properties. Oral or intramuscular administration of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> var. <i>boulardii</i> can remarkably induce health-promoting effects in the host body. Different intrinsic and extrinsic factors are responsible for its efficacy against acute and chronic gut-associated diseases. This review will discuss the clinical and beneficial effects of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> var. <i>boulardii</i> in the treatment and prevention of different metabolic diseases and highlight some of its health-promising properties. This review article will provide fundamental insights for new avenues in the fields of biotherapeutics, antimicrobial resistance and one health.
Extracted Claims
3 claims extracted from this paper into the knowledge graph
Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii protects normal microbiota of the human gut
“This probiotic yeast can significantly protect the normal microbiota of the human gut”
Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii induces health-promoting effects in the host body
“Oral or intramuscular administration of S. cerevisiae var. boulardii can remarkably induce health-promoting effects in the host body”
Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii inhibits pathogenicity of different diarrheal infections
“This probiotic yeast can significantly protect the normal microbiota of the human gut and inhibit the pathogenicity of different diarrheal infections”