Enhancing immunity by dietary consumption of a probiotic lactic acid bacterium (Bifidobacterium lactis HN019): Optimization and definition of cellular immune responses

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 849-855

  Chiang, B L ^a   Sheih, Y H ^b   Wang, L H ^a   Liao, C K ^b   Gill, H S ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium lactis; LAB; NK cells; Phagocytosis; PMN cells; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; LACTOSE; MILK FAT; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; MILK; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTERIUM LACTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033710591     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601093     Document Type: Article

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