Probiotics and Prebiotics Orally Assumed as Disease Modifiers for Stable Mild Atopic Dermatitis : An Italian Real-Life, Multicenter, Retrospective, Observational Study

The role of the skin-gut axis in atopic dermatitis (AD) remains a subject of debate, limiting non-pharmacological interventions such as probiotics and prebiotics. To improve understanding of their potential as a monotherapy for stable mild cases, we conducted a real-life, multicenter, retrospective observational study in Italy. We administered three selected bacteria (Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BS01, Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP14, and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LR05) orally to patients with mild atopic dermatitis without a placebo control group, following up for 12 weeks. Clinical assessments using the Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD), Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI), and Three-Item Severity (TIS) score were conducted on 144 enrolled patients (average age: 25.1 ± 17.6 years). Notably, both pruritus and AD-related lesions (erythema, edema/papules, excoriation) exhibited significant clinical and statistical improvement (p < 0.001) after 12 weeks of exclusive probiotic and prebiotic use. These preliminary results suggest a potential link between the skin-gut microbiome and support the rationale for using specific probiotics and prebiotics in mild AD, even for maintenance, to reduce flares and dysbiosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 59(2023), 12 vom: 27. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Colombo, Delia [VerfasserIn]
Rigoni, Corinna [VerfasserIn]
Cantù, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Carnevali, Antonello [VerfasserIn]
Filippetti, Rossella [VerfasserIn]
Franco, Tiziana [VerfasserIn]
Grassi, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Loi, Camilla [VerfasserIn]
Mazzotta, Annamaria [VerfasserIn]
Patroi, Ivona [VerfasserIn]
Raone, Beatrice [VerfasserIn]
Tomassini, Marco Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Young Dermatologists Italian Network [VerfasserIn]
Amoruso, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Pane, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Damiani, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atopic dermatitis
Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BS01
Journal Article
Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LR05
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP14
Mild atopic dermatitis
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
Prebiotics
Prevention
Probiotics

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.12.2023

Date Revised 25.12.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/medicina59122080

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366288423