<i>Lactobacillus gasseri</i>KS-13,<i>Bifidobacterium bifidum</i>G9-1, and<i>Bifidobacterium longum</i>MM-2 Ingestion Induces a Less Inflammatory Cytokine Profile and a Potentially Beneficial Shift in Gut Microbiota in Older Adults: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study

Abstract

The probiotic maintained CD4+ lymphocytes and produced a less inflammatory cytokine profile possibly due to the changes in the microbial communities, which more closely resembled those reported in healthy younger populations.