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A new Japanese product is capitalizing on recent research that shows that the dead cells of probiotic organisms can be effective in stimulating the immune system. The company, House Wellness Foods, uses the word “immunobiotics” to refer to its approach of using heat killed Lactobacillus plantarum cells in its Immuno-LP20 dietary supplement ingredient.

Lactobacillus plantarum HK L-137 from House Wellness Foods can improve inflammation and lipid metabolism in at risk subjects. House Wellness Foods has investigated the anti-inflammatory benefits of its unique immunobiotic Lactobacillus plantarum HK L-137, the primary ingredient of its Immuno-LP20. A study published in the European Journal of Nutrition illustrated how this bacillus, in its nonviable form, can improve inflammation and lipid metabolism in at risk subjects.

TOKYO Oral supplementation with probiotics decreased upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) in healthy subjects, new research in Journal of Nutritional Science found. Researchers from House Wellness Foods and Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan examined the effects of heat-killed Lactobacillus

Consuming capsules with heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum L-137 may help reduce probing depth in people with periodontal disease, says a new study from Japan.