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• the present invention relates to probiotic bacteria based compositions, if necessary integrated with pre- biotic substances, and the use thereof in the preven ⁇ tion and/or treatment of respiratory pathologies and/or infections and in the contemporaneous improve ⁇ ment of the intestinal functionality, which may result compromised from therapeutic treatments adopted for resolving said pathological conditions.
• probiotic it is understood to mean those living species-specific microorganisms which, when swallowed or applied in a sufficient number, are able to induce in the consumer specific functional and beneficial ef ⁇ fects on the state of health of the host. If the action of the probiotic microorganism plays a pharmacologically active role towards pathological forms concerning the host / the probiotic microorganism can be defined by the term "biotherapeutic agent", to testify the potential ability of supplying a valid help to the medical therapy.
• the beneficial properties of the probiotics can be both of a general systemic order and aimed to solve specific disorders or dis ⁇ eases, their use concerns various applicative fields, from the food industry to the pharmaceutical one.
• the probiotic bacteria are usually employed, for example, in the prevention and treatment of intestinal pathologies of a different origin and nature.
• probiotic bacte ⁇ ria The possible beneficial action of the probiotic bacte ⁇ ria is also object of study, for example in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus ' of type 2, chronic autoimmune and inflammatory pathologies, tumor pa ⁇ thologies, high serum levels of cholesterol.
• probiotic bacteria in the preven ⁇ tion and/or therapeutic treatment of the respiratory pathologies is not known.
• probiotic bacteria in asso ⁇ ciation, or not, with opportune substances having pre- biotic properties for the prevention and/or treatment of respiratory pathologies and/or infections and, at the same time, for the improvement and/or the regu- larization of the intestinal functionality, which can result compromised (indeed, very often it results com ⁇ promised) by therapeutic treatments adopted for re ⁇ solving said pathological conditions, is not known.
• the respiratory pathologies and/or infections are treated by using the administration, sometimes also massive and for prolonged times, of antibiotics and/or antiinflamatories.
• the side effects caused by the use of these drugs are often troublesome, harmful and weaken ⁇ ing for the organism.
• the object of the present invention is to prevent and/or therapeutically treat respiratory pathologies and/or infections * of a various origin and nature, without causing undesired side effects, such as those induced by the traditional treatments with antibiotics and/or antiinflammatories.
• Another of the objects of the present invention is to prevent and/or therapeutically treat respiratory pa ⁇ thologies and/or infections of a various origin and nature, by simultaneously improving and/o regularizing the intestinal functionality of the organism, often compromised by said pathological conditions.
• An object of the present invention is therefore the use of a composition including a mixture of probiotic bacteria for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention and/or the therapeutic treatment of respi ⁇ ratory pathologies and/or infections, as summarized in the appended independent claim.
• Another object of the present invention is a composi ⁇ tion for the use above-mentioned, including a mixture of probiotic bacteria, belonging to the genus Lactoba ⁇ cillus and/or genus Bifidobacterium, whose features are summarized in the appended independent claim.
• composition of the pre ⁇ sent invention is used for the preparation of a me- dicament for the prevention and/or the therapeutic treatment of respiratory pathologies and/or infec ⁇ tions.
• composition of the present invention is used for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention and/or the therapeutic treatment of respiratory pathologies and/or infec ⁇ tions, with a simultaneous improvement and/or regu- larization of the intestinal functionality of the or ⁇ ganism.
• composition of the present invention is used for the preparation of an influenza vaccine.
• the composition of the present invention includes a mixture of three pro- biotic bacterial species, belonging to the genus Lac ⁇ tobacillus and the genus Bifidobacterium. In a further preferred embodiment, the composition of the present invention additionally includes at least a substance having prebiotic properties .
• prebiotic are generally shown sub ⁇ stances or components of the diet (such as, for exam ⁇ ple, fibres) , neither digestible nor absorbable by the organism, which, when arrived integral in the colon, selectively stimulate the development and the activity of the microbial groups beneficial for the health of the individual.
• compositions generally shown by the term "symbiotic”.
• said composition ad ⁇ ditionally includes at least another probiotic bacte ⁇ rium.
• said composi ⁇ tion further includes at least a pharmacologically ac ⁇ tive substance.
• compositions of the present invention proved use ⁇ ful preferably for the prevention and/or treatment of the following pathologies:
• compositions of the present invention include at least a probiotic bacterial species.
• compositions include a mixture of multiple bacterial probiotic species.
• said probiotic bacterial species are opportunely selected among those belonging to the ge ⁇ nus Lactobacillus and/or genus Bifidobacterium.
• said composi ⁇ tions include a mixture consisting of the following three bacterial species: Bifidobacterium lactis, Lac ⁇ tobacillus casei subsp. rhamnosus r Lactobacillus plan- tarum.
• particularly preferred bacterial strains belonging to said mixture of three bacterial species are resulted those selected from:
• Lactobacillus casei subsp. rhamnosus, ID n. DSM 16605 (deposited to the DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Braunsweig, Germany, on July 20 th 2004);
• the com ⁇ positions of the present invention further include at least a substance having prebiotic properties.
• Said prebiotic preferably includes carbohydrates which are not digested and absorbed by the organism.
• Said carbohydrates are preferably selected from: fructo-oligosaccharides (or FOS) , short-chain fructo- oligosaccharides, inulin, isomalt-oligosaccharides, pectins, galacto-oligosaccharides (or GOS) , arabinoga- lactan, xylo-oligosaccharides (or XOS) , chitosan-o- ligosaccharides (or COS ' ), glucanmannan, beta-glucans, Konjac, guar, arabic, xanthan gums, modified and re- sistant starches, polydextrose, D-tagatose.
• Particularly preferred prebiotics are the short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (for simplicity shown herein- below as FOSs-c.c); said FOSs-c.c. are not digestable glucides, gene'rally obtained by the conversion of the beet sugar and including a saccharose molecule to which three glucose molecules are bonded.
• the com ⁇ positions of the present invention further include, in addition to the characterizing mixture, consisting of the three bacterial species above-defined, at least another probiotic bacterium.
• said additional probiotic is selected among the following bacterial species:
• Bifidobacterium adolescentis Bifidobacterium angula- tum r Bifidobacterium animalis, Bifidobacterium bifi- dum r Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium catenula- tum f Bifidobacterium denticolens r Bifidobacterium den- tium, Bifidobacterium gallicum r Bifidobacterium infan- tis, Bifidobacterium inopinatum.
• the com ⁇ positions of the present invention further include at least a pharmacologically active substance, so as to be able to perform a combined action to that exerted by said active substances.
• Such associations are revealed syner ⁇ gic, accordingly allowing the use of relatively low doses of pharmaceutical active substance, with a con ⁇ siderable decrease of the possible side effects in ⁇ quizd by the administration of the drug alone.
• Preferred pharmacologically active substances are, for example, selected from: antibiotics, antiinflammatories, immunomodulatings, mucolytics, antispasmodics, vitamins.
• composition of the invention are preferably formu ⁇ lated in admixture with appropriate excipients, such as carriers, lubricants, dispersers, flavourings, sweeteners, stabilizers, preservatives, antioxidants, additives, such as amino acids, vitamins, enzymes, generally used in the formulation and the pharmaceuti ⁇ cal art.
• excipients such as carriers, lubricants, dispersers, flavourings, sweeteners, stabilizers, preservatives, antioxidants, additives, such as amino acids, vitamins, enzymes, generally used in the formulation and the pharmaceuti ⁇ cal art.
• starch such as those of mandarin, grapefruit, strawberry, bil- berry, all fruits, saccharose, glucose, acesulfame, aspartame, ascorbic acid, parabens, glutamine, argin- ine, superoxide dismutase, glutathione.
• fragrances such as those of mandarin, grapefruit, strawberry, bil- berry, all fruits, saccharose, glucose, acesulfame, aspartame, ascorbic acid, parabens, glutamine, argin- ine, superoxide dismutase, glutathione.
• compositions of the present in ⁇ vention are those for oral administration.
• Typical preferred embodiments are, for example, cap ⁇ sules, beads, solutions or suspensions ready to drink, powders or granulates sachets (to be suspended or dis ⁇ solved in water or non-carbonated and non-alcoholic beverages at the time of use) or similar forms, tab ⁇ lets, effervescent formulations.
• compositions of the prevent invention can also be formulated in a coated, lacquered, encapsulated or microencapsulated form, so as to be gastroresistant.
• Said composition can also be formulated in a con- trolled-release form, so as to selectively release the active substances in the intestinal tract, particu ⁇ larly in the colon.
• the preferred bacterial strains of the inven ⁇ tion are preferably used in a freeze-dried form.
• the freeze-drying of said strains, alone or in admix ⁇ ture with opportune excipients, is carried out by us ⁇ ing techniques and equipments generally employed in the freeze-drying processes of pharmaceutical and/or food compositions.
• compositions of the present invention are prepared in a traditional way by using, depending on the type of formulation that one wishes to prepare, preparative techniques known to the skilled in the pharmaceutical sector.
• a granular formulation to be suspended or dissolved in water at the time of use, will be prepared by intimately mixing the components of the composition (active substances, co-adjuvants, excipients) , reducing them to the de ⁇ sired granulometry and moisture degree, before packing them in single dose sealed sachets.
• a controlled-release composition will be, for example, prepared by microencapsulating or microcoat- ing the microgranulated mixture of the substances con ⁇ stituting the formulation with opportune mixtures of biocompatible polymers (such as, for example, Eudragit r of different type and structure) resistant to the gas ⁇ tric juices of the stomach and able to release said components after a proper residence time in the gas ⁇ trointestinal tract, or at pH values typical of the colon.
• the microencapsulated mixture thus obtained will be, for example, used for the preparation of tablets, cap ⁇ sules or beads, depending on the selected commercial kind of presentation.
• the bacterial species constituting the mixture of probiotic bacteria characterizing the present invention are present in a mutual weight ratio between 0.1:10 to 10:1, preferably in a mutual weight ratio between 0.5:1 to 2:1, more preferably in a mu ⁇ tual weight ratio of about 1:1.
• said mix ⁇ ture of probiotic bacteria consists of the three bac ⁇ terial species Bifidobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus casei subsp. Rhamnosus r Lactobacillus plantarum, said bacterial species are preferably present in a weight ratio of 1:1:1.
• the additional probiotic if any, is present in a weight ratio between 0:1 to 100:1, with respect to the total quantitative of the bacterial species of said mixture; preferably, in a weight ratio between 2:1 to 15:1; more preferably, from 5:1 to 10:1.
• Each single bacterial species of said mixture of pro- biotic bacteria of the present invention is present in a concentration between 1-10 6 UFC/dose to l-lO 12 UFC/dose; preferably, from 1-lQ 9 UFC/dose to 1-10 11 UFC/dose. .
• a granulate for oral use, packed in single dose sachets to be dissolved in water before the intake is prepared.
• compositions of the invention are given herein- below.
• composition A Composition A
• granulate for oral use containing: a)- 0.1 g of Bifidobacterium lactis ID n. LMG P-21384, at a concentration of 1-10 11 CFU/g of bacterial strain, equal to 2-10 9 CFU/g of composition; b)- 0.1 g of Lactobacillus casei subs ' p,. rhamnosus ID n. DSM 16605, at a concentration of 1-10 11 CFU/g of bacterial strain, equal to 2-1O 9 CFU/g of composition; c) - 0.1 g of Lactobacillus plantarum ID n.
• granulate for oral use containing: a)- 0.5 g of Bifidobacterium lactis ID n. LMG P-21384, at a concentration of 1-10 12 CFU/g of bacterial strain, equal to 1-10 11 CFU/g of composition; b) - 0.2 g of Lactobacillus casei subsp. rhamnosus ID n. DSM 16605, at a concentration of 1-10 11 CFU/g of bacterial strain, equal to 4-10 9 CFU/g of composition; c) - 0.1 g of Lactobacillus plantarum ID n. LMG P-
• granulate for oral use containing: a)- 0.2 g of Bifidobacterium lactis ID n. LMG P-21384, at a concentration of 1-10 11 CFU/g of bacterial strain, equal to 4-10 9 CFU/g of composition; b) - 0.2 g of Lactobacillus casei subsp. rhamnosus ID n. DSM 16605, at a concentration of 1-10 11 CFU/g of bacterial strain, equal to 4-10 9 CFU/g of composition; c) - 0.1 g of Lactobacillus plantarum ID n. LMG P-
• DSM 16607 at a concentration of 1-10 7 CFU/g of bacterial strain, equal to 1-10 6 CFU/g of composi ⁇ tion; f) - acesulfame: 0,2 g; g) - vitamin C: 0.3 g.
• the pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention may also contain one or more pharmacologically active substances.
• Said pharmacologically active substances can oppor ⁇ tunely be formulated in admixture with the other com ⁇ ponents of the composition, such that they can be taken with a single administration.
• Said pharmacologically active substances can also be formulated in a discrete packages, so as to allow an independent administration (if necessary also in dif ⁇ ferent times) of the components, however such that the synergic effect is maintained, depending on the re ⁇ quirements of the patient.
• kits as the one above-men ⁇ tioned can contain a number of sachets, or capsules, for the oral administration of the compositions of the present invention, in combination with a proper number of doses of antibiotic and/or multivitaminic complex and/or mucolytic, sufficient for a week of therapy.
• a kit as the one above-men ⁇ tioned can contain a number of sachets, or capsules, for the oral administration of the compositions of the present invention, in combination with a proper number of doses of antibiotic and/or multivitaminic complex and/or mucolytic, sufficient for a week of therapy.
• the mean age of the two different samples was 35.8 (with standard deviation 15.3 years) and 34.1 (with standard deviation 16.3 years) .
• the intake per os of the sachet content of granulate of preparation A has been pre ⁇ scribed, each morning for 30 consecutive days.
• the intake of the content of a sachet containing 5 g of glucose has been prescribed (with the same administration forms and posology) .
• the course of the health condition of the enrolled subjects has been followed through the drawing up of a daily diary, in which ⁇ those attending the study (or the sanitary staff put in charge of the control) have reported the daily presence of pathologies at the ex ⁇ discourage of the respiratory system (for the month of treatment or the two following months) .
• the qualitative and quantitative dosage of the secretion at the mucosal level of the secretory IgA has been carried out, before, during and for 30 days after the administration of the composi ⁇ tion A.
• the analytical determination of the secretory IgA in the salivary samples of the subjects treated with the composition A has pointed out an increasing production of the IgAs starting from the 5 th -6 th day from the be ⁇ ginning of the treatment, increase which has lasted up to about 4-14 days from the suspension of the same.
• This data confirms the effectiveness of the symbiotic composition A for increasing the systemic immune de ⁇ fences and of the mucose of the respiratory system, condition which, among other things, allows to prevent and fight infections caused by influenza and parain ⁇ fluenza virus.
• the symbiotic compositions of the present invention can also be used for the preparation of a medicament acting as an influenza vaccine! Furthermore, it has also been pointed out that the in- take of a pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention is simultaneoulsy able to improve and/or regularize the intestinal functionality of the organism, often compromised by said pathologies.

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