Enhancement of natural immune function by dietary consumption of Bifidobacterium lactis (HN019)
- 2000-03-01
- RCT · n = 25
- European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 54(3)
- K. Arunachalam
- H. Gill
- R. Chandra
- PubMed: 10713750
- DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600938
- High evidence
- Highly Cited
- Elderly
Subjects who consumed milk containing B. lactis for 6 weeks produced significantly enhanced levels of interferon-alpha, upon stimulation of their peripheral blood mononuclear cells in culture, in comparison to the placebo control group who received milk alone.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 1.5×10^11 CFU twice daily