Effect of a prebiotic-enriched phytocompound in improving ovalbumin allergenicity.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to test a prebiotic-phytotherapic compound in an experimental model of oral allergenicity.

Methods: Antigen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) elevated mice were prepared by injecting them intraperitoneally with 10 microg of ovalbumin. Subsequently, the mice were exposed to ovalbumin solution intranasally and blood samples were obtained on weekly intervals for 4 weeks to measure serum-ovalbumin-specific IgE and total immunoglobulin G.