Dr. Heli Putaala

Current affiliation:

Danisco Health & Nutrition, Finland

Recent publications:

Ouwehand Arthur C; Tiihonen Kirsti; Saarinen Markku; Putaala Heli; Rautonen Nina: Influence of a combination of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM and lactitol on healthy elderly: intestinal and immune parameters. The British journal of nutrition 2009;101(3):367-75.
Putaala Heli; Salusjärvi Tuomas; Nordström Malin; Saarinen Markku; Ouwehand Arthur C; Bech Hansen Egon; Rautonen Nina: Effect of four probiotic strains and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on tight junction integrity and cyclo-oxygenase expression. Research in microbiology 2008;159(9-10):692-8.
Mahkonen Anna; Putaala Heli; Mustonen Harri; Rautonen Nina; Puolakkainen Pauli
Lactobacillus acidophilus 74-2 and butyrate induce cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 expression in gastric cancer cells. Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology 2008;30(3):503-18.

Expertise and research area:
Bifidobacterium, probiotics, Lactobacillus acidophilus, membrane proteins

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