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Colonization of germ-free mice with a mixture of three lactobacillus strains enhances the integrity of gut mucosa and ameliorates allergic sensitization
- Source :
- Cellularmolecular immunology. 13(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Increasing numbers of clinical trials and animal experiments have shown that probiotic bacteria are promising tools for allergy prevention. Here, we analyzed the immunomodulatory properties of three selected lactobacillus strains and the impact of their mixture on allergic sensitization to Bet v 1 using a gnotobiotic mouse model. We showed that Lactobacillus (L.) rhamnosus LOCK0900, L. rhamnosus LOCK0908 and L. casei LOCK0919 are recognized via Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) receptors and stimulate bone marrow-derived dendritic cells to produce cytokines in species- and strain-dependent manners. Colonization of germ-free (GF) mice with a mixture of all three strains (Lmix) improved the intestinal barrier by strengthening the apical junctional complexes of enterocytes and restoring the structures of microfilaments extending into the terminal web. Mice colonized with Lmix and sensitized to the Bet v 1 allergen showed significantly lower levels of allergen-specific IgE, IgG1 and IgG2a and an elevated total IgA level in the sera and intestinal lavages as well as an increased transforming growth factor (TGF)-β level compared with the sensitized GF mice. Splenocytes and mesenteric lymph node cells from the Lmix-colonized mice showed the significant upregulation of TGF-β after in vitro stimulation with Bet v 1. Our results show that Lmix colonization improved the gut epithelial barrier and reduced allergic sensitization to Bet v 1. Furthermore, these findings were accompanied by the increased production of circulating and secretory IgA and the regulatory cytokine TGF-β. Thus, this mixture of three lactobacillus strains shows potential for use in the prevention of increased gut permeability and the onset of allergies in humans.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Immunoglobulin A
Lactobacillus casei
Immunology
Nod2 Signaling Adaptor Protein
Biology
Immunoglobulin E
Microbiology
Allergic sensitization
03 medical and health sciences
Mice
Intestinal mucosa
Lactobacillus rhamnosus
Lactobacillus
Hypersensitivity
Immunology and Allergy
Animals
Germ-Free Life
Humans
Intestinal Mucosa
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus
Antigens, Plant
biology.organism_classification
Toll-Like Receptor 2
TLR2
Lacticaseibacillus casei
030104 developmental biology
Infectious Diseases
HEK293 Cells
Immunoglobulin G
biology.protein
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20420226
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Cellularmolecular immunology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8551d9c9982ed7a694d254a6ccac8be1