Probiotics: Immunobiotics and Immunogenics

HARUKI KITAZAWA; JULIO VILLENA; SUSANA ALVAREZ

CRC Press

Año: 2013 p. 250

9781482206845

In this comprehensive book, expert international authors review the most recent cutting-edge research in the use of immunoregulatory probiotics (immunobiotics) and their bioactive compounds (immunogenics) to prevent and improve different health disorders. Written by leading experts in the field of Food and Feed Immunology, each chapter affords a critical insight to a particular topic, reviews current research, discusses future perspective and aims to stimulate discussion. Topics covered include the use of immunobiotics and immunogenics in the prevention and improvement of inflammatory, infectious and atopic diseases. In addition, novel applications of immunobiotics are discussed such as their use in respiratory infections, regulation of the interaction between inflammation and coagulation as well as their effect on hematopoiesis. As reviewed in this book, the potential benefits of immunobiotics and immunogenics are enormous and should enable the development of novel clinical strategies to improve human and animal health trough the appropriate manipulation of the immune system. This book is an essential reference for all PhD students, medical researchers, veterinary researchers, immunologists, dairy technologists, microbiologists and biotechnologists in the academic and industrial sectors.