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Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation re-establishes gut epithelial integrities and barrier functions in non-specific diarrhea

Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Parvez Khan, Iman Zahran, Shaikh Muhammad Atif, Mohammad Ali Zinnah, Imdad Ullah Khan, Md Masudur Rahman, Farzana Islam Sumaiya.


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Objectives: The study was aimed to evaluate the roles of Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation in maintaining intestinal epithelial integrities, tight junction proteins, and adhesion molecules in non-specific diarrhea.
Methods: In this study, we used the pre-weaned BL/6 pups (3 weeks of age, same litters) as a model animal. We supplied the non-sterilized and poor-quality water to experimental pups (n=7) to develop non-specific diarrheic symptoms. Then diarrheic pups were supplemented with Lactobacillus acidophilus (LA) for three consecutive weeks. The control group (n=5) was supplied with sterilized water and no LA. The sampling and analysis were performed on day 0, day 7, day 14, and day 21. The expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-a) and tight junction proteins (TJPs) of gut mucosa were determined using qRT-PCR. And the serum cytokines level was screened through sandwich ELISA.
Results: The intestinal cytoskeletal integrity becomes disrupted and characterized by lower ZO-1, Occludin, Claudin-1, Claudin-5, and JAM mRNA expressions upon real-time qRT-PCR. However, Claudin-4 was found to be not affected and illustrated with a higher expression like control pups. Interestingly, supplementing Lactobacillus acidophilus was found to maintain gut integrity and effectively reduce diarrheic symptoms. Like the control pups, the Lactobacillus acidophilus supplemented pups exhibited a higher expression of gut epithelial TJPs and adhesion molecules. Moreover, the diseased pups produced significantly increased IL-6, and TNF-α production in blood serum, compared to control BL/6 pups.
Conclusion: We concluded that L. acidophilus supplementation might orchestrate the equilibrium of gut health and immunity against non-specific diarrhea. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2022; 12(2):54-62.


 
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Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Parvez Khan, Iman Zahran, Shaikh Muhammad Atif, Mohammad Ali Zinnah, Imdad Ullah Khan, Md Masudur Rahman, Farzana Islam Sumaiya. Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation re-establishes gut epithelial integrities and barrier functions in non-specific diarrhea. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022; 12(2): 54-62 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1130109


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Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Parvez Khan, Iman Zahran, Shaikh Muhammad Atif, Mohammad Ali Zinnah, Imdad Ullah Khan, Md Masudur Rahman, Farzana Islam Sumaiya. Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation re-establishes gut epithelial integrities and barrier functions in non-specific diarrhea. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657032 [Access: November 22, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid.1130109


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Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Parvez Khan, Iman Zahran, Shaikh Muhammad Atif, Mohammad Ali Zinnah, Imdad Ullah Khan, Md Masudur Rahman, Farzana Islam Sumaiya. Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation re-establishes gut epithelial integrities and barrier functions in non-specific diarrhea. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022; 12(2): 54-62 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1130109



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Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Parvez Khan, Iman Zahran, Shaikh Muhammad Atif, Mohammad Ali Zinnah, Imdad Ullah Khan, Md Masudur Rahman, Farzana Islam Sumaiya. Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation re-establishes gut epithelial integrities and barrier functions in non-specific diarrhea. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2022), [cited November 22, 2024]; 12(2): 54-62 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1130109



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Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Parvez Khan, Iman Zahran, Shaikh Muhammad Atif, Mohammad Ali Zinnah, Imdad Ullah Khan, Md Masudur Rahman, Farzana Islam Sumaiya (2022) Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation re-establishes gut epithelial integrities and barrier functions in non-specific diarrhea. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 12 (2), 54-62 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1130109



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Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Parvez Khan, Iman Zahran, Shaikh Muhammad Atif, Mohammad Ali Zinnah, Imdad Ullah Khan, Md Masudur Rahman, Farzana Islam Sumaiya. 2022. Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation re-establishes gut epithelial integrities and barrier functions in non-specific diarrhea. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 12 (2), 54-62 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1130109



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Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Parvez Khan, Iman Zahran, Shaikh Muhammad Atif, Mohammad Ali Zinnah, Imdad Ullah Khan, Md Masudur Rahman, Farzana Islam Sumaiya. "Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation re-establishes gut epithelial integrities and barrier functions in non-specific diarrhea." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 12 (2022), 54-62 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1130109



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Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Parvez Khan, Iman Zahran, Shaikh Muhammad Atif, Mohammad Ali Zinnah, Imdad Ullah Khan, Md Masudur Rahman, Farzana Islam Sumaiya. "Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation re-establishes gut epithelial integrities and barrier functions in non-specific diarrhea." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 12.2 (2022), 54-62 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid.1130109



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Ferdaus Mohd Altaf Hossain, Parvez Khan, Iman Zahran, Shaikh Muhammad Atif, Mohammad Ali Zinnah, Imdad Ullah Khan, Md Masudur Rahman, Farzana Islam Sumaiya (2022) Lactobacillus acidophilus supplementation re-establishes gut epithelial integrities and barrier functions in non-specific diarrhea. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 12 (2), 54-62 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1130109