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Immunomodulatory and protective effect of probiotic Lactobacillus casei against Candida albicans infection in malnourished mice.
Villena, Julio; Salva, Susana; Agüero, Graciela; Alvarez, Susana.
Afiliação
  • Villena J; Reference Center for Lactobacilli (CERELA-CONICET), Tucuman, National University of Tucuman, Argentina.
Microbiol Immunol ; 55(6): 434-45, 2011 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21395664
The effect of Lactobacillus casei CRL 431 (Lc), when administered as a supplement to a repletion diet, on the resistance of malnourished mice to Candida albicans infection was studied. Weaned mice were malnourished by being given a protein-free diet (PFD) for 21 days. The malnourished mice were then fed a balanced conventional diet (BCD) for 7 days or BCD for 7 days with supplemental Lc on days 6 and 7 (BCD+Lc). Malnourished (MNC) and well-nourished (WNC) mice were used as controls. At the end of the treatments the mice were infected intraperitoneally with C. albicans. Animals that had received probiotics had improved survival and resistance against this infection compared to those in the BCD and MNC groups. The number and fungicidal activity of phagocytes, and the concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ and interleukin-6 (IL-6), increased in blood and infected tissues in all experimental groups, but MNC mice showed lower concentrations than those in the WNC group. BCD and BCD+Lc mice showed higher concentrations of these variables than those in the MNC group, but only the BCD+Lc group presented values similar to the WNC mice. Malnutrition also impaired the production of IL-17 and IL-10 in response to infection. Both repletion treatments normalized IL-17 concentrations, but IL-10 in the BCD+Lc group was significantly higher than in WNC mice. The addition of L. casei to the repletion diet normalized the immune response against C. albicans, allowing efficient recruitment and activation of phagocytes, as well as effective release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. In addition, probiotic treatment induced an increase in IL-10 concentrations, which would have helped to prevent damage caused by the inflammatory response.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Candida albicans / Candidíase / Probióticos / Desnutrição / Lacticaseibacillus casei / Antibiose Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Microbiol Immunol Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Austrália

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Candida albicans / Candidíase / Probióticos / Desnutrição / Lacticaseibacillus casei / Antibiose Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Microbiol Immunol Ano de publicação: 2011 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Argentina País de publicação: Austrália