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  • Probiotic Properties of the...
    Fernández de Palencia, Pilar; Werning, María Laura; Sierra-Filardi, Elena; Dueñas, María Teresa; Irastorza, Ana; Corbí, Angel L; López, Paloma

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 07/2009, Volume: 75, Issue: 14
    Journal Article

    Exopolysaccharides have prebiotic potential and contribute to the rheology and texture of fermented foods. Here we have analyzed the in vitro bioavailability and immunomodulatory properties of the 2-substituted (1,3)-β-D-glucan-producing bacterium Pediococcus parvulus 2.6. It resists gastrointestinal stress, adheres to Caco-2 cells, and induces the production of inflammation-related cytokines by polarized macrophages.