Abstract: Bifidobacterium strain AH1206 or mutants or variants thereof are immunomodulatory following oral consumption and are useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of inflammatory activity for example undesirable gastrointestinal inflammatory activity such as inflammatory bowel disease.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 28, 2008
Date of Patent:
October 15, 2013
Assignee:
Alimentary Heath Limited
Inventors:
John MacSharry, Liam O'Mahony, David O'Sullivan, Barry Kiely