Maternal supplementation with Bifidobacterium breve M-16V prevents their offspring from allergic airway inflammation accelerated by the prenatal exposure to an air pollutant aerosol

Bifidobacterium breve M-16V is a probiotic bacterial strain with efficacy in infants achieved by suppressing T-helper type (Th) 2 immune responses and modulating the systemic Th1/Th2 balance. Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increases asthma susceptibility in offspring. The aim of this stu...

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Main Authors: Chiyoko Terada-Ikeda, Masahiro Kitabatake, Akari Hiraku, Kumiko Kato, Satsuki Yasui, Natsuko Imakita, Noriko Ouji-Sageshima, Noriyuki Iwabuchi, Kaoru Hamada, Toshihiro Ito, Heinz Fehrenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7485856/?tool=EBI