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LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 58, Issue 1, Pages 87-93Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/lam.12160
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immunoglobulin A; influenza virus; interferon-; Lactobacillus; probiotics
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Lactobacillus brevis KB290 (KB290), isolated from a traditional Japanese pickle Suguki', has been reported to have immunomodulatory effects. We investigated whether oral administration of KB290 has protective effects against influenza virus (IFV) infection in mice. After 14days of administration of lyophilized KB290 suspended in phosphate-buffered saline by oral gavage, BALB/c mice were intranasally infected with 2xMLD(50) (50% mouse lethal dose) of IFV A/PR/8/34 (H1N1). Prophylactically administered KB290 significantly alleviated the loss of body weight and the deterioration in observational physical conditions induced by the infection. In addition, 7days after infection, the levels of IFV-specific immunoglobulin (Ig)A in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were significantly increased in mice fed KB290 compared with controls. Moreover, there was a significant elevation of serum interferon (IFN)- in KB290 group mice, even at three and 7days after infection, despite the administration of KB290 being stopped before IFV infection. Our results demonstrated that oral administration of KB290 before infection could alleviate IFV-induced clinical symptoms. Alleviation of clinical symptoms by KB290 consumption may have been induced by long-lasting enhancement of IFN- production and the augmentation of IFV-specific IgA production.
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