Thymosin alpha-1-transformed Bifidobacterium promotes T cell proliferation and maturation in mice by oral administration

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5833347	International Immunopharmacology	2013	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

âº The TÎ±1-transformed Bifidobacterium for oral administration was created. âº The transformed Bifidobacterium can be administrated directly without purification. âº The TÎ±1-transformed Bifidobacterium enhances cellular immunity through Th1 pathway. âº The TÎ±1-transformed Bifidobacterium induces thymus enlargement by long-time treatment.

Keywords

CTL Tα1 Thymosin alpha-1 T helper cell type 1 Th1 B. longum GIT Bifidobacterium longum Oral administration Maturation Bifidobacterium Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ELISA Gastrointestinal tract Transformation Cytotoxic T cell T cell

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Thymosin alpha-1-transformed Bifidobacterium promotes T cell proliferation and maturation in mice by oral administration

Authors

Congwen Shao, Guojun Tian, Yuanjian Huang, Wenying Liang, Hang Zheng, Jiannan Wei, Cheng Wei, Cuilan Yang, Hong Wang, Weisen Zeng,