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Publication Name World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID 11781
Country/Territory Iran
Received
2014-06-04 08:13
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2014-06-04 20:13
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2014-07-09 12:13
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2014-07-14 08:33
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2014-07-24 01:20
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2014-09-30 10:02
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2014-09-30 10:26
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2014-09-30 10:56
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2014-12-30 23:42
Typeset the Manuscript
2015-03-02 16:05
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2015-03-16 18:04
ISSN 1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Meta-Analysis
Article Title Effectiveness of probiotics in irritable bowel syndrome: Updated systematic review with meta-analysis
Manuscript Source Invited Manuscript
All Author List Tina Didari, Shilan Mozaffari, Shekoufeh Nikfar and Mohammad Abdollahi
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Mohammad Abdollahi, Professor, Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Pour Sina Str., Tehran 1417614411, Iran. mohammad@tums.ac.ir
Key Words Evidence-based medicine; Irritable bowel syndrome; Meta-analysis; Probiotics; Systematic review; Clinical trial
Core Tip Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal tract dysfunction with a complicated etiology. Probiotics may influence IBS symptoms. The present meta-analysis included 1793 patients with all subtypes of IBS from 15 randomized, double-blind clinical trials conducted during 2007-2013. The current and previous meta-analyses are mainly limited by the use of different scales to analyze the mean differences of symptoms among various studies. Thus, further clinical trials are still needed to conclude the effectiveness of probiotics on specific major IBS symptoms of patients. Probiotics may have a beneficial therapeutic role in IBS patients.
Publish Date 2015-03-16 18:04
Citation Didari T, Mozaffari S, Nikfar S, Abdollahi M. Effectiveness of probiotics in irritable bowel syndrome: Updated systematic review with meta-analysis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(10): 3072-3084
URL http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i10/3072.htm
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i10.3072
Full Article (PDF) WJG-21-3072.pdf
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