BIFIDOBACTERIUM HAVING LOW ACTIVITY OF INDUCING GENERATION OF INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES AND HIGH ACTIVITY OF INDUCING GENERATION OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES

摘要

The present invention aims to provide infant gut-derived bifidobacteria having a low activity of inducing inflammatory cytokine production but a high activity of inducing anti-inflammatory cytokine production, which can be suitably used in food or drink products, and a food or drink product containing the bifidobacteria.;Provided is Bifidobacterium breve strain N708 (NITE BP-02958), which has a low activity of inducing inflammatory cytokine production but a high activity of inducing anti-inflammatory cytokine production. In addition, a food or drink product containing the bifidobacteria is provided.