Patent ID: 7943124
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: A23L,A23V,A23Y,A61K,A61P,C12N,C12R

Abstract:
1. A composition for immunostimulation comprising a Bifidobacterium belonging to Bifidobacterium bifidum and/or a processed product of the Bifidobacterium , wherein said Bifidobacterium has an ability to stimulate secretory component production so as to increase the amount of secretory component production in an intestinal epithelial cell by at least 1.2 times, wherein the secretory component is a component of secretory IgA, and wherein said Bifidobacterium is Bifidobacterium bifidum OLB 6377 strain, Accession No. NITE BP-30 or Bifidobacterium bifidum OLB 6378 strain, Accession No. NITE BP-31.