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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2002
Applicants:
Florence Rochat, Montreux, CH;
Eduardo Schiffrin, Crissier, CH;
Yves Guigoz, Epalinges, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 30/00 (2006.01); C13B 50/00 (2011.01); A01N 63/00 (2006.01); A01N 65/00 (2009.01); C12N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition comprising prebiotic (prebiotic adjuvant) for decreasing inflammatory process by improving the homeostasis of non-specific immune parameters and of lymphocyte subpopulations. It also relates to the use of a prebiotic formulation in the manufacture of a medicament or a food or petfood composition for decreasing inflammatory process and/or abnormal activation of non-specific immune parameters, such as phagocytes.