Session 24: Room N-212

Tuesday PM

Probiotics in health: Their potential against allergic diseases

Sponsor:Dairy Foods Division
Cosponsor(s):Nutraceuticals & Functional Foods Division
Moderator(s):Z. Ustunol, Michigan State Univ.
M. E. Sanders, Dairy & Food Culture Technologies
Time: 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Introductory Remarks
2:35 PM24-1Allergic disorders: An overview
V. GANGUR
3:05 PM24-2Screening procedure for the selection of probiotics with immunomodulation potential
G. J. LEYER, V. Denin, D. Brassart, B. Pot
3:35 PM24-3Selective modulation of cytokine expression and differentiation in mononuclear phagocytes by probiotics: Potential implications to food allergy
J. J. PESTKA
4:05 PM24-4Probiotics in the management and prevention of atopy
P. KEITH
4:35 PM24-5Probiotics in the control of allergy: Clinical support and product development
M. E. SANDERS
5:05 PM24-6Consumer knowledge and attitudes toward probiotic dairy foods
C. M. BRUHN
5:35 PMDairy Foods Division Business Meeting

2004 IFT Annual Meeting, July 12-16 - Las Vegas, NV