Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
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Clinical studies indicate that maternal exposure to probiotic bacteria may protect from the development of allergic disease later in life. ⋯ Our data suggest that LGG may exert beneficial effects on the development of experimental allergic asthma, when applied in a very early phase of life. Immunological effects are, at least in parts, mediated via the placenta, probably by induction of pro-inflammatory cell signals.