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Immunological mechanisms involved in probiotic-mediated protection against Citrobacter rodentium-induced colitis

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Y. Jiang College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun 130118, China P.R.

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G. Yang College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun 130118, China P.R.

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F. Meng Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, 51 Aibei Road, Xixiangtang, Nanning, Guangxi, 530001, China P.R.

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W. Yang College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun 130118, China P.R.

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L. Ye College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, 2888 Xincheng Street, Changchun 130118, China P.R.

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Inflammatory bowel disease is a group of chronic, incurable inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract that cause severe diarrhoea, intestinal inflammation, pain, fatigue and weight loss. In this study, we first developed a model of Citrobacter rodentium-induced colitis and then evaluated the protective effects of selected probiotics on inflammation. The results showed that administration of a combination of probiotics including Lactobacillus rhamnosus ATCC 53103, Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356 and Lactobacillus plantarum A significantly increased the production of CD11c+ dendritic cells in the spleen (3.62% vs phosphate buffered saline (PBS)-treated control, P<0.01) and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLNs). In addition, the presence of probiotics significantly up-regulated the development of CD4+/CD25+/Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in MLNs by approximately 2.07% compared to the effect observed in the PBS-treated control (P<0.01) and down-regulated the expression of inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-17, tumour necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ, by 0.11, 0.11 and 0.15%, respectively, compared to the effect observed in the PBS-treated control (P<0.01).These effects conferred protection against colitis, as shown by histopathological analyses.

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