Lacticaseibacillus casei and Improved Natural Killer Cell Activity

• Effects of Consumption of a Fermented Dairy Product Containing the Probiotic Lactobacillus casei DN-114 001 on Common Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Infections in Shift Workers in a Randomized Controlled Trial

  • 2010-10
  • RCT · n = 1,000
  • Journal of the American College of Nutrition 29(5)
  • • E. Guillemard
    • J. Tanguy
    • A. Flavigny
    • S. de la Motte
    • J. Schrezenmeir

  • PubMed: 21504972
  • DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2010.10719882

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  • Improved Natural Killer Cell Activity

  • High evidence
  • Large Human Trial
  • Highly Cited

  an increase in leukocyte, neutrophil, and natural killer (NK) cell counts and activity (p = 0.047 to p < 0.001) was observed compared with control group

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  200 g/day of fermented dairy product containing the probiotic