Table 4. Inhibitory Effects of Bifidobacterium bifidum Z9 on the Cytokine Expression in Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM stimulated Dendritic Cells.

Ensembl Gene Nr	Annotation	L. acidophilus	B. bifidum	L. acidophilus + B. bifidum	Name
00000048806	Ifnb1	2.5	0.9	0.48	Interferon beta 1
00000004296	Il12b	5.5	4.3	5	Interleukin 12b
00000031712	Il15	2.7	1.8	2.4	Interleukin 15
00000024401	Tnf	2.1	1.3	1.7	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
00000039217	Il18	2.0	1.0	1.4	Interleukin 18
00000025383	Il23a	1.0	0.37	0.68	Interleukin 23a
00000027776	Il12a	0.77	0.6	0.59	Interleukin 12a

Data indicates gene expression fold changes of dendritic cells stimulated with L. acidophilus NCFM, B. bifidum Z9 and both strains in combination in comparison with un-stimulated dendritic cells measured on Affymetrix microarrays. Foldchanges are log₂ relative to control.