Research on lactic acid bacteria
| Title | Lactobacillus helveticus GCL1815 induces salivary IgA production and alleviates common cold-like symptoms: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group comparative study |
| Publication (year) | Journal of Functional Foods. 128, 106815 (2025) |
| Author | K. Kikuchi, H. Wada, Y. Saito, T. Uesugi, K. Takahashi, N. Azuma, T. Mawatari, K. Nishimura, Y. Iwama |
| Title | Lactobacillus helveticus Induces Two Types of Dendritic Cell Activation and Effectively Suppresses Onset of the Common Cold: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial |
| Publication (year) | Nutrients. 17, 101 (2025) |
| Author | Hiroka Wada, Takashi Mawatari, Yasuo Saito, Naoki Azuma and Yoshitaka Iwama |
| Title | Screening of novel lactic acid bacteria with high induction of IgA production, dendritic cell activation, and IL-12 production |
| Publication (year) | Published online 13 December 2024 Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 89, 459–464 (2025) |
| Author | Keigo Tsuruno, Takashi Mawatari, Yukimasa Tanaka-Azuma, Atsushi Yamatsu, Soichi Tanabe |

