Method for preventing or treating the development of respiratory allergies
AssigneeMead Johnson Nutrition Company
InventorsUdo Herz, Nicole Bluemer, Harald Renz, Holger Garn
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a novel method for preventing or treating the development of respiratory allergies. The method comprises prenatal and/or postnatal administration of a therapeutically effective amount of LGG.
Claims11
A method for preventing or reducing the production of serum IgE antibodies in an infant, the method comprising prenatally administering to the infant an effective amount of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG prior to allergic sensitization of the infant.
A method for preventing or reducing the production of serum IgE antibodies in an infant, the method comprising postnatally administering to the infant an effective amount of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG prior to allergic sensitization of the infant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.