@article{oai:soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp:00010308, author = {Tobita, Keisuke and Yanaka, Hiroyuki and Otani, Hajime}, issue = {6}, journal = {JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE AND VITAMINOLOGY}, month = {Dec}, note = {We investigated the effect of Lactobacillus crispatus KT-11 (KT-11) on intestinal immune systems in C3H/HeN mice. The level of intestinal total immunoglobulin (Ig) A was significantly higher in mice given KT-11 than in mice not given KT-11. Gene expression relating to antibody production and innate immune response increased more than 2-fold in the former compared with the later. Moreover, the number of IL-6(+)C11b(+) cells was significantly higher in Peyer's patch cells cultured with KT-11 than in those cultured without KT-11, although the number of CD4(+) cells and the cell ratio of CD4(+)/CD8(+) were remarkably lower in the culture with KT-11. These results indicate that KT-11 enhances intestinal IgA production and innate immune response in C3H/HeN mice., Article, JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE AND VITAMINOLOGY. 56(6): 441-445(2010)}, pages = {441--445}, title = {Lactobacillus crispatus KT-11 Enhances Intestinal Immune Functions in C3H/HeN Mice}, volume = {56}, year = {2010} }