Probiotic mixture VSL#3: An overview of basic and clinical studies in chronic diseases
Fang-Shu Cheng, Department of Dermatology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Fang-Shu Cheng, Class 85 of 101k, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Dan Pan, Li-Xuan Sang, Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
Bing Chang, Min Jiang, Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China
Author contributions: Cheng FS wrote the manuscript, drew the figures, and prepared the tables; Jiang M and Sang LX proposed the conception of the paper and developed the ideas; Pan D and Chang B contributed to literature review and analysis, critical revision and editing, and final approval of the final version; all authors revised and endorsed the final draft.
Supported by the Innovative Talent Support Program of the Institution of Higher Learning in Liaoning Province, No. 2018-478; and the Innovative Talents of Science and Technology Support Program of Young and Middle People of Shenyang, No. RC170446.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors disclose no potential competing interests.
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Corresponding author: Li-Xuan Sang, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Geriatrics, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, No. 155, Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China. sanglixuan2008@163.com
Received: December 30, 2019
Peer-review started: December 30, 2019
First decision: February 19, 2020
Revised: March 27, 2020
Accepted: April 8, 2020
Article in press: April 8, 2020
Published online: April 26, 2020