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INTERNATIONAL DAIRY JOURNAL
Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages 439-448Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2004.09.001
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probiotics; hydrolysis; allergenicity; beta-lactoglobulin; IL-4; IFN-gamma
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Cow milk proteins, particularly beta-lactoglobulin (BLG) are a leading cause of food allergy in children. In vivo, gastrointestinal hydrolysis of milk proteins decreases their allergenicity, but the intestinal microbiota also contributes to their breakdown. This study investigated the effect of hydrolysis of BLG-derived tryptic-chymotryptic (TC) peptides by Bifidobacterium lactic NCC362 enzymes, on their allergenicity. B. lactic enzymes have been shown to hydrolyze both acidic and basic peptide fractions isolated froth tryptic-chymotryptic hydrolysate, but not whole proteins. The IgE binding capacity of acidic TC peptides was reduced by B. lactis peptidases-driven hydrolysis. This is partly explained by the breakdown of known allergenic peptides. Moreover, the resulting peptide fragments significantly up-regulated IFN-gamma and IL-10 production and down-regulated IL-4 secretion by murine splenocytes. These results indicate that B. lactis NCC362 could be a potential probiotic for preventing cow's milk allergy through hydrolysis of the allergenic portion of BLG and the release of peptides which down-regulate the allergic immune response, but further studies using living bacteria are needed to confirm these data. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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