European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is one of the most globally commondiseases and
usually persists throughout life. First-line drugs can be successfully used to control
AR. However, once these medications are terminated, the majority of AR patients
will reappear the symptoms of AR within a brief period. Thus, these medications do
not appear to exert a long-term effect on the baseline Total Nasal Symptom
Score.To study the relationship between the gut microbiota types and allergic
rhinitis. Patients and Methods: This case control study was carried out on 52
school-aged patients presented at Oto-rhino-laryngology, Head and Neck (ORLHNS)
Department and Microbiology and Immunology department at Zagazig
University. The patients were classified into 2 groups: Allergic rhinitis group: 26
individuals with allergic rhinitis Control group: 26 individuals without allergic
rhinitis. All patients in this study were subjected to the personal history taking,
physical examination and laboratory investigations including: eosinophilic count,
skin prick tests (SPT) for common perennial and seasonal allergens, measurement
of (total Ig E) and identifing bacteria (lactobacillus and bacteroides) by SYBR
Green real time PCR. Results: Age was distributed as 11.19±3.26 and 11.65±3.24
respectively between case and control with no significant difference between
groups. Mean disease duration was 6.15±2.01, the majority were Intermittent and
mild regard classification also the majority were trigger by inhalation. Skin prick
test among cases group showed majority were house dust and date palm pollens.
Absolute eosinophils counting was significantly higher among cases compared to
control one. Cases were significantly higher regard IgE distribution. Lactic acid
bacteria RNA was significantly higher among control group compared to cases
group while Bacteroid bacteria RNA was significantly higher among cases group
compared to control group. Conclusion: Lactic acid bacteria in gut microbiota of
school-aged individuals may influence sensitization to different allergens.

Probiotics can be defined as live microorganisms that may beneficially affect the host upon ingestion by improving the balance of the microflora. It has various health benefits like alternation in weight, increasing the immunity, and also in digestion. Many of us would think that bacterial products aren’t helpful but in contrast they are enormously useful. The common species involved are Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium. At present the alarming issue for everyone might be weight gain. The probiotic diet helps in modification of gut microbiota and it inhibits the absorption of dietary fat and increases fat excretion via faeces. Most of the attempts done to study the effects of probiotics with Lactobacillus strains on weight reduction was found to be positive. Probiotic administration on women over a period of three months had a significant reduction in weight compared to the pills. So probiotics are far better than artificially prepared pills. The aim of the review is to analyze whether a probiotic diet helps in reduction of weight and how far it could play the beneficial role in reduction of weight.