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Thirty-one healthy elderly volunteers (21 women, ten men) aged 72 to 103 years consumed a commercial probiotic cheese containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 and Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM.
The 4-week probiotic intervention was preceded by a 2-week consumption of probiotic-free cheese (enema) and a 4-week washout period with the same control cheese.
Outcome measures:
Cytotoxicity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), relative numbers of natural killer (NK) cells and NKT cells in total PBMCs, and phagocytic activity
The authors' conclusion was: Cheese appears to be an effective carrier for the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM + Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001. Daily consumption increases [i…