Comparison of the immunomodulatory properties of three probiotic strains of Lactobacilli using complex culture systems: prediction for in vivo efficacy.

BACKGROUND: While the use of probiotics to treat or prevent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been proposed, to this point the clinical benefits have been limited. In this report we analyzed the immunological activity of three strains of Lactobacillus to predict their in vivo efficacy in protecti...

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Published in:PLoS ONE
Main Authors: Erika Mileti, Gianluca Matteoli, Iliyan D Iliev, Maria Rescigno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2738944?pdf=render