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Administration of Bifidobacterium breve Decreases the Production of TNF-α in Children with Celiac Disease.
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Digestive Diseases & Sciences . Nov2015, Vol. 60 Issue 11, p3386-3392. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>Increasing evidence suggests that not only genetics, but also environmental factors like gut microbiota dysbiosis play an important role in the pathogenesis of celiac disease (CD).<bold>Aim: </bold>The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of two probiotic strains Bifidobacterium breve BR03 and B. breve B632 on serum production of anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin 10 (IL-10) and pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in children with CD.<bold>Methods: </bold>The study was a double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial that included 49 children with CD on gluten-free diet (GFD) randomized into two groups and 18 healthy children in the control group. The first group (24 children with CD) daily received B. breve BR03 and B632 (2 × 10(9) colony-forming units) and the second group (25 children with CD) received placebo for 3 months.<bold>Results: </bold>TNF-α levels were significantly decreased in the first group after receiving B. breve for 3 months. On follow-up, 3 months after receiving probiotics, TNF-α levels increased again. Children with CD who were on GFD for less than 1 year showed similar baseline TNF-α levels as children who were on GFD for more than 1 year. IL-10 levels were in all groups of patients below detection level.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Probiotic intervention with B. breve strains has shown a positive effect on decreasing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α in children with CD on GFD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01632116
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Digestive Diseases & Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 110545183
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-015-3769-7