Bifidobacterium lactis SD-5219 and Reduced Th2 Cytokine Production

• In vitro assessment of the immunomodulatory effects of multispecies probiotic formulations for management of allergic diseases.

  • 2011-09-01
  • Beneficial microbes 2(3)
  • • N B M M Rutten
    • I Besseling-Van der Vaart
    • M Klein
    • S De Roock
    • A M Vlieger
    • G T Rijkers

  • PubMed: 21986357
  • DOI: 10.3920/bm2011.0012

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Th2 Cytokine Production

  • Low evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  All 4 tested combinations of probiotics showed a 40-71% decrease of Th2 cytokine production (IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small