Suppression of Histamine Signaling by Probiotic Lac-B: a Possible Mechanism of Its Anti-allergic Effect

It has been shown that probiotic bacteria are effective for the treatment of allergic diseases. As histamine plays a central role in allergic diseases, it is possible that probiotic bacteria affect the allergy-related histamine signaling. Here, we investigated the effect of Lac-B, a mixture of freez...

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Main Authors: Shrabanti Dev, Hiroyuki Mizuguchi, Asish K. Das, Chiyo Matsushita, Kazutaka Maeyama, Hayato Umehara, Takayuki Ohtoshi, Jun Kojima, Kiyotaka Nishida, Kunihiko Takahashi, Hiroyuki Fukui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319314331