Real possibilities of using <i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i> B-9448 in clinical practice: A modern approach to old problems (review)

Abstract

Considering the availability of a large selection of probiotics on the pharmaceutical market warrants that doctors know all the possible biological effects. Lactobacillus reuteri exerts antimicrobial action against pathogenic bacterial species, viruses, and fungi, as well as anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, detoxifying effects, acid resistance, and promotion of the restoration of intestinal microbiota. L. reuteri B-9448 is one of the most accessible and effective strains in the formulations of modern probiotics used for the prevention and correction of various conditions and diseases. The biologically active additive Reuteri ECOlab, which combines the unique properties of living L. reuteri bacteria, highly active products of their metabolism, and MCT oil, allows the drug to be used in combination therapy of acute diarrhea in children and adults and rotavirus infections, Helicobacter pylori infections, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, functional abdominal pain, and allergic reactions in children. This probiotic can be administered in the form of drops, which makes it convenient, and the formulation is devoid of alcohols, emulsifiers, flavors, preservatives, and dyes, which makes it free of the risk of overdose and hence safe for use.