Maternal supplementation with LGG reduces vaccine-specific immune responses in infants at high-risk of developing allergic disease

• Main Authors: Licciardi, Paul V., Ismail, Intan Hakimah, Balloch, Anne, Mui, Milton, Hoe, Edwin, Lamb, Karen, Tang, Mimi L. K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29721/1/Maternal%20supplementation%20with%20LGG%20reduces%20vaccine.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29721/; http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00381/abstract

Probiotics are defined as live micro-organisms that when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host. Among their pleiotropic effects, inhibition of pathogen colonization at the mucosal surface as well as modulation of immune responses are widely recognized as the principal...