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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1999
Applicants:
Chantal Cayuela, Paris, FR;
Nathalie Dugas, Verrieres-le-Buisson, FR;
Eric Postaire, Vanves, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Compagnie Gervais Danone, Levallois-Perret, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/06 (2006.01); C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12P 21/04 (2006.01); C12Q 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention concerns lactic acid bacteria strains capable of regulating the production of NO and inflammatory cytokines by enterocytes, depending on the inflammatory condition of said enterocytes. The strains can also be incorporated in food supplements such as fermented dairy products used for regulating inflammatory response and non-specific immunity.