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bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis HN019

Development stage
Phase 2
Lead developer
Fonterra
Modality
Synthetic Biology Platforms → Engineered Microbial Therapeutics → Microbiome Therapeutics, Fresh FMT → Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) → Microbiome Therapeutics, Yeast Strains → Single Strain Products → Live Biotherapeutic Products → Microbiome Therapeutics, Bacterial Strains → Single Strain Products → Live Biotherapeutic Products → Microbiome Therapeutics, Defined Consortia → Multi-strain Products → Live Biotherapeutic Products → Microbiome Therapeutics, Frozen FMT → Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) → Microbiome Therapeutics, Genetically Modified Bacteria → Engineered Microbial Therapeutics → Microbiome Therapeutics, Microbial Metabolites → Microbiome-Derived Products → Microbiome Therapeutics, Microbial Proteins → Microbiome-Derived Products → Microbiome Therapeutics, Complex Communities → Multi-strain Products → Live Biotherapeutic Products → Microbiome Therapeutics
Administration
Oral
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Overview

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis HN019 is a specific probiotic bacterial strain used as an orally administered live microbe for gastrointestinal and broader health applications. It has been studied clinically in functional constipation and has also been reported in human studies of metabolic syndrome and in allergy prevention research. Its therapeutic rationale is microbiome modulation rather than single-receptor pharmacology: after oral administration, the strain is intended to transiently interact with the gut ecosystem and host mucosal immune system, with proposed effects on intestinal transit, stool patterns, epithelial barrier function, and inflammatory signaling. Publicly verifiable evidence includes a registered ChiCTR randomized placebo-controlled trial in functional constipation and peer-reviewed publications involving this exact strain. The strain has been associated in different studies with effects on bowel function, inflammatory cytokines, lipids, and other host-response measures, but it is best characterized as a strain-specific probiotic live biotherapeutic or nutraceutical-type product rather than a conventional pharmaceutical small molecule.

Brand names
SureStart BifidoB HN019
Other names
Bifidobacterium lactis HN019B. lactis HN019Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis HN019
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Targets

Intestinal epithelial cell surface glycoconjugates

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