Therapeutic Effect and Mechanism of Saccharomyces boulardii on Inflammatory Bowel Disease / 胃肠病学

ABSTRACT

The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased significantly worldwide. Under the situation that some conventional drugs have significant side effects, and biological and immunosuppressive agents are expensive, exploring the safe and effective probiotics to improve the effect of traditional drugs may become a reliable way to ease the economic burden of patients and improve the quality of life. As a probiotic, Saccharomyces boulardii has a long history of use, and has shown some effectiveness in animal models with colitis and in clinical trials. This article reviewed the therapeutic effect and mechanism of Saccharomyces boulardii on IBD.