Immunomodulatory effects of a probiotic drink containing Lactobacillus casei Shirota in healthy older volunteers

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1853-1863

  Dong, Honglin ^a   Rowland, Ian ^a   Thomas, Linda V ^b   Yaqoob, Parveen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Artemis   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokine; Immune function; Lactobacillus casei Shirota; Lymphocyte; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MALE; MILK; NATURAL KILLER CELL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

LACTOBACILLUS CASEI;

AGED; BEVERAGES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-12; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHAGOCYTES; PHENOTYPE; PROBIOTICS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84890550035     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-012-0487-1     Document Type: Article

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