Lactobacillus pentosus strain b240 suppresses pneumonia induced by Streptococcus pneumoniae in mice.

• Tanaka, Akitaka

• Seki, Masafumi

• Yamahira, Satoko

• Noguchi, Hiroki

• Kosai, Kosuke

• Toba, Masamichi

• Morinaga, Yoshitomo

• Miyazaki, Taiga

• Izumikawa, Koichi

• Kakeya, Hiroshi

• Yamamoto, Yoshihiro

• Yanagihara, Katsunori

• Tashiro, Takayoshi

• Kohda, Noriyuki

• Kohno, Shigeru

Abstract

Oral administration of probiotics has been known to improve inflammatory responses against infectious diseases. Here, we describe the inhibitory effect of oral intake of heat-killed Lactobacillus pentosus strain b240 (b240) on pneumococcal pneumonia in a murine experimental model.

Letters in Applied Microbiology, 53(1), pp.35-43; 2011

Journal

• Letters in Applied Microbiology

  Letters in Applied Microbiology 53 (1), 35-43, 2011-07

  Blackwell Publishing Inc.

Keywords

• Cytokines
• Lactobacillus pentosus strain b240
• Probiotics
• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• Toll-like receptors

Details

• CRID: 1050850247193146112
• NII Article ID: 120006985060
• NII Book ID: AA10462245
• ISSN: 02668254
• ISSN: 1472765X
• HANDLE: 10069/27418
• Web Site: https://nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/13535
• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: journal article
• Data Source:
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  • CiNii Articles