PROBIOTICS, SECRETORY IgA AND INFECTION
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsJalil Benyacoub, Blaise Corthesy, Stephanie Blum-Sperisen, Laurent Favre
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Abstract
Ways to increase the effectiveness of probiotics is disclosed. One embodiment relates to a combination of probiotics with secretory IgA and possible uses of this combination. For example, a method of using a composition comprising secretory IgA and at least one probiotic to prepare a product to treat or prevent infection is disclosed.
Claims17
A product comprising SIgA and a probiotic micro-organism and selected from the group consisting of a food product formulated for consumption by humans, an animal food product, and a pharmaceutical composition, and the SIgA and the probiotic micro-organism are present in the form of a complex with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.