Flavanol-Rich Cocoa Powder Interacts with Lactobacillus rhamnossus LGG to Alter the Antibody Response to Infection with the Parasitic Nematode Ascaris suum

Flavanol-Rich Cocoa Powder Interacts with Lactobacillus rhamnossus LGG to Alter the Antibody Response to Infection with the Parasitic Nematode Ascaris suum

Consumption of the probiotic bacteria Lactobacillus rhamnosus LGG and flavanol-rich cocoa have purported immune modulating effects. This study compared the host response to infection with Ascaris suum in three-month-old pigs fed a standard growth diet supplemented with a vehicle control: LGG, cocoa...

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Main Authors: Saebyeol Jang, Sukla Lakshman, Ethiopia Beshah, Yue Xie, Aleksey Molokin, Bryan T. Vinyard, Joseph F. Urban, Cindy D. Davis, Gloria I. Solano-Aguilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
LGG
cocoa flavanols
porcine model
gut microbiota
type-2 immune response
toll-like receptors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/10/1113

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