Bugs for atopy: The Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG strategy for food allergy prevention and treatment in children

Beneficial Microbes

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 225-232

  Cosenza, L ^a   Nocerino, R ^a   Di Scala, C ^a   Di Costanzo, M ^a   Amoroso, A ^a   Leone, L ^a   Paparo, L ^a   Pezzella, C ^a   Aitoro, R ^a   Berni Canani, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Butyrate; Cow's milk allergy; Eczema; Gut microbiota; Oral tolerance; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FOOD ALLERGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSBIOSIS; ECZEMA; FOOD ALLERGY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFANCY; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; METABOLITE; MICROFLORA; MILK ALLERGY; MORBIDITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TH2 CELL; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; PROBIOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928893260     PISSN: 18762883     EISSN: 18762891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/BM2014.0158     Document Type: Review

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