Citrus juice fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum YIT 0132 alleviates symptoms of perennial allergic rhinitis in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

• Published in: Beneficial microbes Vol. 7; no. 5; p. 649
• Main Authors: Harima-Mizusawa, N, Kano, M, Nozaki, D, Nonaka, C, Miyazaki, K, Enomoto, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 30.11.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Anti-Allergic Agents - administration & dosage; Citrus - metabolism; Dietary Supplements; Double-Blind Method; Eosinophil Cationic Protein - blood; Female; Fermentation; Fruit and Vegetable Juices - microbiology; Humans; Immunoglobulin E - blood; Immunomodulation; Japan; Lactobacillus plantarum; Male; Middle Aged; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial - immunology; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial - prevention & control; Th1 Cells - immunology; Th2 Cells - immunology; Young Adult; stuffy nose; immunomodulation; eosinophil cationic protein; Type 2 helper T cells; immunoglobulin E

This study aimed to examine whether citrus juice fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum YIT 0132 (LP0132), which was pasteurised after fermentation, could alleviate the symptoms of perennial allergic rhinitis in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. Subjects with perennial allerg...