Clinical effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus strain L-92 on perennial allergic rhinitis: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 527-533

  Ishida, Y ^a   Nakamura, F ^a   Kanzato, H ^a   Sawada, D ^a   Hirata, H ^b   Nishimura, A ^c   Kajimoto, O ^c   Fujiwara, S ^a  

^a CALPIS Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^c Soiken Incorporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Double blind placebo controlled study; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Perennial allergic rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; HEAT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METHODOLOGY; MILK; MUCUS; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; PATHOLOGY; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; HEAT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MILK; MUCUS; NASAL CAVITY; NASAL MUCOSA; PLACEBOS; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 15044346465     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72714-4     Document Type: Article

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