28 December, 2005
Researchers at the University of Newcastle, NSW showed that L. acidophilus LAFTI strain L10 is a powerful stimulator of the immune system. In a strain of mice which have been bred to sneeze in the presence of inhalant allergens, L10 was found to switch off their sneezing. It appears that the L10 is displacing undesirable bacteria from the Peyer’s patches and down-regulating the production of interleukin 4. At the same time, because the two processes are interlinked, it presumably up-regulates the production of gamma interferon which increases resistance to infection.
