Oral administration of heat-inactivated Lactobacillus plantarum K37 modulated airway hyperresponsiveness in ovalbumin-sensitized BALB/c mice.
- 2014-06-17
- PloS one 9(6)
- Yen-Wenn Liu
- Tan-Wei Liao
- Yu-Han Chen
- Yi-Chin Chiang
- Ying-Chieh Tsai
- PubMed: 24936861
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100105
- Low evidence
- Animal Study
The cytokine production in spleen cells culture and BALF showed that K37 drove the immune responses toward T-helper cell type 1 (Th1) responses, elevated levels of IL-2 and IFN-γ, and reduced of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate