Prophylactic Supplementation of Bifidobacterium longum 51A Protects Mice from Ovariectomy-Induced Exacerbated Allergic Airway Inflammation and Airway Hyperresponsiveness

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects more females than males after puberty, and its symptoms and severity in women change during menstruation and menopause. Recently, evidence has demonstrated that interactions among the microbiota, female sex hormones, and immunity are associated w...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Mendes, Beatriz G. Acetturi, Andrew M. Thomas, Flaviano dos S. Martins, Amanda R. Crisma, Gilson Murata, Tárcio T. Braga, Niels O. S. Camâra, Adriana L. dos S. Franco, João C. Setubal, Willian R. Ribeiro, Claudete J. Valduga, Rui Curi, Emmanuel Dias-Neto, Wothan Tavares-de-Lima, Caroline M. Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01732/full