Evaluation of the immune benefits of two probiotic strains Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis , BB-12 ® and Lactobacillus paracasei ssp. paracasei , L. casei 431 ® in an influenza vaccination model: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study - Rizzardini, Giuliano; Eskesen, Dorte; Calder, Philip C.; Capetti, Amedeo; Jespersen, Lillian; Clerici, Mario (British journal of nutrition, 2012)
Keywords: Adult; antibodies; Antibody Specificity; Bifidobacterium - immunology; Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis; cytokines; Double-Blind Method; Female; females; Humans; Immune response; Immune system; Immunity, Humoral; immunoglobulin A; immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin G - analysis; Incidence; influenza; Influenza Vaccines - blood; Influenza Vaccines - immunology; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - immunology; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Italy - epidemiology; Lactobacillus - immunology; Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei; Male; Middle Aged; mucosal immunity; Patient Compliance; Patient Dropouts; placebos; Probiotics; Probiotics - adverse effects; Probiotics - therapeutic use; saliva; Saliva - immunology; Saliva - metabolism; vaccination; Vaccines; Young Adult; Italy