COMPOSITION COMPRISING LACTOBACILLUS AND A CARRIER
Subject of the invention is a food composition comprising Lactobacillus , or a Lactobacillus preparation, which comprises Lactobacillus cell walls, cell wall fragments and/or cell wall constituents, which is capable of aggregating Helicobacter pylori under physiological conditions, and a carrier, wherein the carrier comprises skim milk. Subject of the invention are also methods for producing such food compositions and uses thereof.
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17 . A food composition, which comprises Lactobacillus or a Lactobacillus preparation which comprises Lactobacillus cell walls, cell wall fragments and/or cell wall constituents, wherein the Lactobacillus is capable of aggregating Helicobacter pylori under physiological conditions, and a carrier, wherein the carrier comprises skim milk.
18 . The food composition of claim 17 , wherein the carrier is skim milk.
19 . The food composition of claim 17 , wherein the Lactobacillus is selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus brevis and Lactobacillus pentosus.
20 . The food composition of claim 17 , wherein the Lactobacillus is selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus strains deposited as Nos. DSM 17648, DSM 17646, DSM 17647, DSM 17649, DSM 17650, DSM 17651, DSM 17652 and DSM 17653.
21 . The food composition of claim 17 , wherein the amount of Lactobacillus in the composition is between 10 4 and 10 15 , preferably between 10 8 and 10 12 , more preferably between 10 9 and 10 11 cells.
22 . The food composition of claim 17 , wherein the pH of the composition is between 3 and 7.
23 . The food composition of claim 17 , further comprising at least one additional sugar or additive having a sugar content, which is preferably selected from glucose, lactose, fructose, maltodextrin and honey.
24 . The food composition of claim 17 , wherein the carrier comprises milk.
25 . The food composition of claim 17 , wherein the carrier was not fermented and/or wherein the composition does not comprise a fermented dairy product.
26 . The food composition of claim 17 for administration during and/or after a meal.
27 . The food composition of claim 17 for administration to a stomach having a pH above 2.5, preferably from 3 to 6.
28 . A method for producing a food composition of claim 17 , comprising the steps:
a) providing Lactobacillus or a Lactobacillus preparation, which comprises Lactobacillus cell walls, cell wall fragments and/or cell wall constituents, which is capable of aggregating Helicobacter pylori under physiological conditions,
b) providing a carrier, wherein the carrier comprises skim milk, and
c) mixing the Lactobacillus or Lactobacillus preparation and the carrier.
29 . Use of a food composition claim 17 for reducing the level of Helicobacter pylori in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal.
30 . Use of skim milk, or of a composition comprising skim milk, as a carrier for Lactobacillus or a Lactobacillus preparation, which comprises Lactobacillus cell walls, cell wall fragments and/or cell wall constituents, for the aggregation of Helicobacter pylori , wherein the Lactobacillus or a Lactobacillus preparation is capable of aggregating Helicobacter pylori under physiological conditions.
31 . A method for reducing the level of Helicobacter pylori in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal, comprising administering to the animal a food composition of claim 17 .
32 . A medicament for reducing the level of Helicobacter pylori in the gastrointestinal tract of an animal, wherein the medicament is a composition claim 17 .