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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2008; 14(16): 2511-2516
Published online Apr 28, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.2511
Anti-inflammatory activity of probiotic Bifidobacterium: Enhancement of IL-10 production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from ulcerative colitis patients and inhibition of IL-8 secretion in HT-29 cells
Akemi Imaoka, Tatsuichiro Shima, Kimitoshi Kato, Shigeaki Mizuno, Toshiki Uehara, Satoshi Matsumoto, Hiromi Setoyama, Taeko Hara, Yoshinori Umesaki
Akemi Imaoka, Tatsuichiro Shima, Satoshi Matsumoto, Hiromi Setoyama, Taeko Hara, Yoshinori Umesaki, Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, Yaho, Kunitachi, Tokyo 1868650, Japan
Kimitoshi Kato, Shigeaki Mizuno, Toshiki Uehara, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 1738610, Japan
Author contributions: Imaoka A, Kato K and Umesaki Y designed the research; Imaoka A, Shima T, Kato K, Mizuno S, Uehara T, Matsumoto S, Setoyama H and Hara T performed the research; Imaoka A, Kato K and Umesaki Y wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Akemi Imaoka, Yakult Central Institute for Microbiological Research, 1796 Yaho, Kunitachi, Tokyo 1868650, Japan. akemi-imaoka@yakult.co.jp
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Received: September 20, 2007
Revised: March 11, 2008
Published online: April 28, 2008
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