Long-term intervention with Lactobacillus helveticus fermented milk reduces augmentation index in hypertensive subjects

Use of Lactobacillus helveticus BGRA43 for Manufacturing Fermented Milk Products

Lactobacillus helveticus BGRA43 isolated from human intestines shows antimicrobial activity against foodborne pathogens and during fermentation in milk releases peptides with demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, it was found that strain BGRA43 exhibits antimicrobial activity against human pathogens Yersinia enterocolitica, Shigella sonnei, S. flexneri and Streptococcus pneu...

Antihypertensive Peptides Specific to Lactobacillus helveticus Fermented Milk

Effect of powdered fermented milk with Lactobacillus helveticus on subjects with high-normal blood pressure or mild hypertension.

OBJECTIVE Two tripeptides (Val-Pro-Pro and Ile-Pro-Pro) that have inhibitory activities for angiotensin I-converting enzyme are produced in milk fermented with Lactobacillus helveticus. In this study we evaluated the effect and safety of powdered fermented milk with L. helveticus CM4 on subjects with high-normal blood pressure or mild hypertension. METHODS A randomized, placebo-controlled, do...

Antioxidative properties of milk protein preparations fermented by Polish strains of Lactobacillus helveticus.

BACKGROUND The increasing significance of food products containing substances with antioxidative activi- ties is currently being observed. This is mainly due to the fact that pathogenic changes underlying some diseases are related to the carcinogenic effects of free radicals. Antioxidative compounds play an important role in supporting and enhancing the body’s defense mechanisms, which is...

Long-term effects of calcium antagonists on augmentation index in hypertensive patients with chronic kidney diseases

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