Paraprobiotics: A Solution to Leave Problems of the Production and Consumption of Probiotics

Probiotics are one of the innovative, effective and accepted ways to mitigate acuteness, and to help cure some diseases at the present era. However, there are some limitations in manufacturing and using live bacteria. Paraprobiotics are of the new methods that can handle these problems at the large scale. They are defined as non-viable form of probiotics that can be utilized as intact or broken cells, and also as cell extract. Treatment of some diseases in human and animals has been demonstrated in case of using edible of topical application of paraprobiotics. In this review, after introducing paraprobiotics and their production techniques, their effects on human health is presented based on researches conducted during the past two decades, especially recent studies.