Bifidobacterium bifidum MAK53B66B and Increased Serum Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Levels

• Clinical effects of probiotic Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on immune function and intestinal microbiota in elderly patients receiving enteral tube feeding.

  • 2012-11-27
  • RCT · n = 45
  • Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 37(5)
  • • H. Akatsu
    • N. Iwabuchi
    • J. Xiao
    • Z. Matsuyama
    • R. Kurihara
    • K. Okuda
    • Takayuki Yamamoto
    • M. Maruyama

  • PubMed: 23192454
  • DOI: 10.1177/0148607112467819

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  • Increased Serum Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Levels

  • High evidence
  • Highly Cited

  There was a tendency toward an increase (P = .085 at week 4 and P = .070 at week 16) of serum IgA in the BB536 group compared with the placebo group.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No