Use of bacterial strains belonging to the species lactobacillus kefiri in paediatrics to generate and/or maintain a state of homeostasis

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of bacterial strains belonging to the species Lactobacillus kefiri in paediatrics to generate and/or maintain the state of homeostasis. The present invention further relates to bacterial strains belonging to the species Lactobacillus kefiri having a high capacity to adhere to the intestinal epithelium; in particular, the present invention relates to the bacterial strains Lactobacillus kefiri LKF01 DSM 32079 LKEF and Lactobacillus kefiri LKF02 DSM 32080 for use in paediatrics. Finally, the present invention relates to a food composition, or a composition for a supplement, or a composition for a medical device, or a pharmaceutical composition (briefly all together the composition(s) of the present invention) comprising excipients and/or substances of a food or pharmaceutical grade formulation, and a mixture which comprises or, alternatively, consists of a bacterial strain selected from the group consisting of the bacterial strains belonging to the species Lactobacillus kefiri, said composition being for use in paediatrics to generate and/or maintain the state of homeostasis and for use in the preventive and/or curative treatment of inflammatory intestinal diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC), in adult subjects, also in a chronic stage.

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