Treatment of relapsing mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis with the probiotic VSL#3 as adjunctive to a standard pharmaceutical treatment: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study.

"Guarantor of the article: Antonio Tursi, MD.: Specific author contributions: Antonio Tursi conceived the study and wrote the paper. Giovanni Brandimarte, Alfredo Papa, Andrea Giglio, Walter Elisei, Gian Marco Giorgetti, Giacomo Forti, Sergio Morini, Cesare Hassan, Maria Antonietta Pistoia, Maria Ester Modeo, Stefano Rodinò, Teresa D'Amico, Ladislava Sebkova, Natale Saccà, Emilio Di Giulio, Francesco Luzza, Maria Imeneo, Tiziana Larussa, Salvatore Di Rosa, Vito Annese, Silvio Danese, and Antonio Gasbarrini conducted the study and approved the paper before submission. Walter Elisei revised the statistical analysis.: Financial support: This trial was sponsored by VSL Pharmaceuticals, Towson, MD.: Potential competing interests: None."

"Financial support : This trial was sponsored by VSL Pharmaceuticals, Towson, MD."