Xylo-oligosaccharides alone or in synbiotic combination with Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis induce bifidogenesis and modulate markers of immune function in healthy adults: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, factorial cross-over study

• Main Authors: Childs, Caroline E, Henna RöytiöauthorActive Nutrition, DuPont Nutrition and Health, Kantvik, FI-02460, FinlandUniversity of Turku, Functional Foods Forum, Turku, FI-20520, Finland, Esa AlhoniemiauthorPharmatest Services Limited, Turku, FI-20520, Finland, Agnes A. FeketeauthorDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AP, UK, Sofia D. ForsstenauthorActive Nutrition, DuPont Nutrition and Health, Kantvik, FI-02460, Finland, Natasa HudjecauthorDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AP, UK, Ying Ni LimauthorDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AP, UK, Cara J. StegerauthorDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AP, UK, Parveen YaqoobauthorDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AP, UK, Kieran M. TuohyauthorDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AP, UKDepartment of Food Quality and Nutrition, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, via E. Mach, 1, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, 38010, Italy, Robert A. RastallauthorDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AP, UK, Arthur C. OuwehandauthorActive Nutrition, DuPont Nutrition and Health, Kantvik, FI-02460, Finland, Glenn R. GibsonauthorDepartment of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AP, UK
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: adults; analgesics; Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis; blood lipids; cross-over studies; emotions; fasting; flatulence; Gut microbiota; high density lipoprotein; Immune function; immunoglobulin A; ingredients; interleukin-10; interleukin-4; interleukin-6; intestinal microorganisms; lipid content; maltodextrins; pain; Pre-, pro- and synbiotics; prebiotics; probiotics; secretion; T-lymphocytes; xylooligosaccharides