Dietary supplementation with rice bran fermented with Lentinus edodesincreases interferon-γ activity without causing adverse effects: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study

Abstract

The data obtained in this study indicate that RBEP supplementation increases IFN-γ secretion without causing significant adverse effects, and thus may be beneficial to healthy individuals. This new rice bran-derived product may therefore be potentially useful to include in the formulation of solid and liquid foods designed for treatment and prevention of pathological states associated with defective immune responses.