Probiotics in the Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy
DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2023-7-5-5
M.F. Osipenko1, E.A. Zhuk1, V.P. Drobysheva1, N.V. Litvinova1, M.A. Livzan2, O.V. Gaus2
1Novosibirsk State Medical University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
2Omsk State Medical University, Omsk, Russian Federation
Eradication therapy occupies a key place in the treatment of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infections. The presence of HP in the human body can affect the composition of gut microbiota in several ways, including the direct effect of infection or as a consequence of HP eradication regimes. Nowadays, one of the measures to increase the eradication therapy efficacy and reduce the probability of antibiotic-associated disorders is the strategy of gut microbiome modulation. The article discusses the HP effects on the gut microbiota, methods for probiotic correction in conditions of HP infection and eradication therapy. Probiotics have a destructive effect on the biofilm formed by HP, and its destruction can increase the efficacy of antibacterial therapy. The most rational regimen is the administration of probiotics before and during eradication, or at least for two weeks. At the same time, probiotics should include a variety of bacterial strains with proven efficacy and a high safety profile.
Keywords: Helicobacter pylori, microbiota, eradication therapy, probiotics, probiotic correction, antibiotic-associated disorders, inulin.
For citation: Osipenko M.F., Zhuk E.A., Drobysheva V.P., Litvinova N.V., Livzan M.A., Gaus O.V. Probiotics in the Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2023;7(5):274–282 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2023-7-5-5.
About the authors:
Maria F. Osipenko — Dr. Sc. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University; 52, Krasny ave, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0002-5156-2842.
Elena A. Zhuk — Dr. Sc. (Med.), Associate Professor of the Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk
State Medical University; 52, Krasny ave, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0002-7416-5428.
Vera P. Drobysheva — Dr. Sc. (Med.), Professor of the Department of Hospital Therapy of the Faculty of Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University; 52, Krasny ave, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russian Federation.
Natalia V. Litvinova — C. Sc. (Med.), Associate Professor of the Department of Propaedeutics of Internal Medicine, Novosibirsk State Medical University; 52, Krasny ave, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0002-9143-6330.
Maria A. Livzan — Dr. Sc. (Med.), Professor, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Department of Faculty Therapy and Gastroenterology, rector, Omsk State Medical University; 12, Lenin str., Omsk, 644099, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0002-6581-7017.
Olga V. Gaus — C. Sc. (Med.), Assistant Professor of the Department of Faculty Therapy and Gastroenterology, Omsk State Medical University; 12, Lenin str., Omsk, 644099, Russian Federation; ORCID iD 0000-0001-9370-4768.
Contact information: Olga V. Gaus, e-mail: gaus_olga@bk.ru.
Financial Disclosure: no authors have a financial or property interest in any material or method mentioned.
There is no conflict of interests.
Received 12.04.2023.
Revised 26.04.2023.
Accepted 22.05.2023.
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