2.1. Participants
cedar pollinosis, pollinosis
HYPERSENSITIVITY SYMPTOMS, POLLINOSIS
We recruited Japanese adult men and women between 20 and 60 years old who could take capsules between November 20, 2017 and December 31, 2017 via Wakayama Medical University. Their eligibility was assessed according to the following exclusion criteria:1) Symptoms of pollinosis other than cedar pollinosis at the time of screening (November 2017 to January 2018).2) Subjects who regularly take probiotics (e.g., lactic acid bacteria beverages, food, and supplements, and/or 3) Smokers.4) Pregnant women, lactating women, or women who want to become pregnant during the trial period.5) Subjects who show hypersensitivity symptoms to lactic acid bacteria foods.6) Subjects who doctors responsible for this study judge to be otherwise unsuitable for inclusion in the trial.JCP-specific IgE levels were measured in all participants after informed consent to inclusion in this study was received. Participants whose JCP-specific serum IgE level was ≥ 0.7 U