1. The Influence of Lactobacillus Acidophilus on MUC1, GAL-3, IL-1β and IL-17 Gene Expression in BALB/c Mice Stomach
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Susy Tjahjani, Dwi Prasetyo, Muhammad N. Shahib, and Fanny Rahardja
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0301 basic medicine ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,biology ,Stomach ,biology.organism_classification ,Molecular biology ,BALB/c ,03 medical and health sciences ,030104 developmental biology ,0302 clinical medicine ,Lactobacillus acidophilus ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Gene expression ,Gastrointestinal carcinoma ,medicine ,Interleukin 17 ,MUC1 - Abstract
Background and Objective: Lactobacillus acidophilus has been widely used for the management of gastrointestinal carcinoma owing to its immunomodulation effect; however, the role of L. acidophilus and its specific mechanism of action in the stomach is not fully comprehended. The present study evaluated the expression profile of MUC-1, GAL-3, IL -1β, and IL-17 in the L. acidophilus treated mice stomach. Methods: The study was conducted utilizing three groups of mice, 6 mice for each group, administered with different doses of L. acidophilus and a control group treated with normal saline. The results were analyzed with the Mann-Whitney Test. Results: The results demonstrated that L. acidophilus elevated IL-1β insignificantly and inhibited the expression of IL-17. The MUC-1 expression is influenced by L. acidophilus and inversely proportional to GAL-3 expression. Conclusion: Lactobacillus acidophilus plays a prominent role against inflammatory responses and has a potential in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer.
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- 2021