Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9908978 | Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis | 2005 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The reputed anti-carcinogenic effect of probiotics arises from in vivo studies in both animals and to a limited extent in man; this evidence is supported by in vitro studies with carcinoma cell lines and anti-mutagenicity assays. However, the mechanisms involved in any effect have thus far been difficult to elucidate; studies offer evidence for a variety of mechanisms; we have reviewed these and come to the opinion that, the anti-carcinogenic effect may not be attributable to a single mechanism but rather to a combination of events not yet fully elucidated or understood.
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Authors
Daniel Commane, Roisin Hughes, Colette Shortt, Ian Rowland,