Oral treatment with probiotics reduces allergic symptoms in ovalbumin-sensitized mice: A bacterial strain comparative study

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-117

  Hougee, S ^a   Vriesema, A J M ^a   Wijering, S C ^c   Knippels, L M J ^a   Folkerts, G ^b   Nijkamp, F P ^b   Knol, J ^a   Garssen, J ^a,b  

^a DANONE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NUMICO RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergic inflammation; Bifidobacterium breve M 16V; Ovalbumin allergic mouse model; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; METHACHOLINE; OVALBUMIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BREVE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM INFANTIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EOSINOPHIL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LUNG LAVAGE; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CELL COUNT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; LYMPHOCYTES; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEUTROPHILS; OVALBUMIN; PROBIOTICS; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA; SKIN TESTS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; VACCINATION;

EID: 70049111959     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000236000     Document Type: Article

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