Reversal in fatigued athletes of a defect in interferon γ secretion after administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 351-354

  Clancy, R L ^a   Gleeson, M ^b   Cox, A ^b   Callister, R ^a   Dorrington, M ^b   D'Este, C ^a   Pang, G ^a   Pyne, D ^c   Fricker, P ^c   Henriksson, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 4; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG CAPSULE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; OVEREXERTION; PERFORMANCE; SALIVA LEVEL; VIRUS SHEDDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DRUG EVALUATION; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LEUKOCYTE DISORDERS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROBIOTICS; SALIVA; SPORTS;

EID: 33645659534     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.024364     Document Type: Article

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