L. reuteri exhibited free radical-scavenging capacity
in vitro [35], and encoded various antioxidant enzymes
[15]. Studies in animals and humans have shown that
oral administration of L. reuteri reduced the incidence
and the severity of diarrhea, decreased visceral pain, prevented
colic and necrotic enterocolitis, maintained a
functional mucosal barrier, and induced colonization
and immunomodulation [36-39].