Abstract
© 2019 The Royal Society of Chemistry.Lactulose, a non-digestible oligosaccharide and functional food, promotes Bifidobacteria growth. Here we show that lactulose, beyond its prebiotic action, may have direct immunomodulatory effects as well. In synergy with CpG-ODN, a bacterial DNA mimetic, lactulose enhances basolateral concentrations of IFN-γ, IL-10, and galectin-9 in the co-culture model of epithelial and immune cells.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 33-37 |
| Journal | Food and Function |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This study is supported by the seed grant from the Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences | |
| Universiteit Utrecht |