Lactobacillus compositions and methods for treating urinary tract infections
AssigneeResearch Corporation Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAndrew W. Bruce, Gregor Reid
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Abstract
This invention relates to lactobacillus compositions and methods of employing said compositions for treating or preventing urinary tract infections. More particularly, this invention relates to the ability of certain strains of lactobacilli to adhere to uroepithelial or vaginal epithelial cells and to exhibit inhibitory activity against the growth of pathogenic bacteria.
Claims20
A method for reducing the occurrence of urinary tract infections in a mammal which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of Lactobacillus viable whole cells.
A method for reducing the occurrence of urinary tract infections in a mammal which comprises coating at least part of a biologically compatible prosthetic device with a therapeutically effective amount of Lactobacillus viable whole cells, and contacting said device with the urogenital tract.
A pharmaceutical composition suitable for reducing the occurrence of urinary tract infections in a mammal, which comprises an effective amount of at least one of a Lactobacillus selected from the group consisting of L. casei var rhamnosus GR-1, L. casei var rhamnosus GR-3, L. casei var rhamnosus 4, L. casei var rhamnosus RC-17, L. casei NRC 430, L. casei ATCC 7469, L. rhamnosus RC-12, L. acidophilus RC-25, L. jensenii RC-11, L. acidophilus ATCC 4357, L. plantarum 8014, L. fermentum A-60, and L. fermentum B-54 and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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