The gut microbiota provide important stimuli to the human innate and adaptive immune
system and co-mediate metabolic and immune homeostasis. Probiotic bacteria can be …

The intestinal microbiota has important metabolic and host-protective functions. Conversely
to these beneficial functions, the intestinal microbiota is thought to play a central role in the …

Background Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis (B. infantis) is a commensal bacterium
that colonizes the gastrointestinal tract of breast-fed infants. B. infantis can efficiently utilize …

Background Individuals with inactive alleles of the fucosyltransferase 2 gene (FUT2; termed
the 'secretor'gene) are common in many populations. Some members of the genus …

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) play an important role in the health of an infant as
substrate for beneficial gut bacteria. Little is known about the effects of HMO composition …

There is a growing concern about the increase in human morbidity and mortality caused by
foodborne pathogens. Antibiotics were and still are used as the first line of defense against …

Objectives: Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are the third most abundant component of
breast milk. Our laboratory has previously revealed gene clusters specifically linked to HMO …

This review of probiotics and inflammatory bowel disease marshals support for the concept
that administration of probiotics ameliorates inflammation by exerting positive effects on the …

Probiotics are defined as nonpathogenic living microorganisms, including some commensal
bacterial flora, which have beneficial effects on host health and disease prevention and/or …

The immunomodulatory effect of probiotics has been shown mainly in gastro-intestinal
immune disorders and little information is available on the inflammation of central nervous …