Immunomodulatory and protective effect of probiotic Lactobacillus casei against Candida albicans infection in malnourished mice

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 434-445

  Villena, Julio ^a   Salva, Susana ^a   Agüero, Graciela ^b   Alvarez, Susana ^a,b  

^a Reference Center for Lactobacilli (CERELA CONICET)   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Candida albicans infection; Lactobacillus casei; Malnutrition; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 7; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFLAMMATION; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOUSE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PHAGOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PROTECTION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; SPLEEN; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBIOSIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CYTOKINES; DIET; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MICE; PHAGOCYTES; PROBIOTICS; RODENT DISEASES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MUS;

EID: 79957601054     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2011.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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