FIELD: biotechnology.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a strain of the bacteria Lactobacillus plantarum Inducia DSM 21379 used as a probiotic. The strain enhances the natural protective potential of organism, produces polyamines from ornithine and glutamate, nitric monoxide (NO) from arginine, possesses antioxidative activity and enhances the intestinal barrier function, stimulating cellular immunity of the intestinal mucosa and blood, and stimulates adaptively the proinflammatory cytokines. The strain in an amount providing an effective daily dose of from 108 to 109 CFU/ml or CFU/g is used for preparing a composition for use as an antioxidant probiotic.
EFFECT: increased cellular immunity.
7 cl, 8 dwg, 14 tbl, 6 ex
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Dates
2013-06-27—Published
2009-05-12—Filed