id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-265729-prgj36g0 Lehtoranta, L. Probiotics in respiratory virus infections 2014-03-18 .txt text/plain 5036 264 34 Due to the lack of confirmatory studies and varied data available, more randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled trials in different age populations investigating probiotic dose response, comparing probiotic strains/genera, and elucidating the antiviral effect mechanisms are necessary. Many experimental studies in vitro and in animals show that specific strains of probiotics are capable of providing protection against virus infections by stimulating antiviral, cytokine, and chemokine responses in the respiratory and gastrointestinal epithelial cells or immune cells. Lactobacillus GG in the prevention of gastrointestinal and respiratory tract infections in children who attend day care centers: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial Effects of consumption of a fermented dairy product containing the probiotic Lactobacillus casei DN-114 001 on common respiratory and gastrointestinal infections in shift workers in a randomized controlled trial Consumption of a fermented dairy product containing the probiotic Lactobacillus casei DN-114001 reduces the duration of respiratory infections in the elderly in a randomised controlled trial ./cache/cord-265729-prgj36g0.txt ./txt/cord-265729-prgj36g0.txt