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Mucosal delivery of Lactococcus lactis carrying an anti-TNF scFv expression vector ameliorates experimental colitis in mice

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BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12896-019-0518-6

Keywords

Lactococcus lactis; Mucosal delivery; Anti-TNF; scFv; Colitis; DSS

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  1. Fundacao de Apoio a Pesquisa do DF [193.000.834/2015]
  2. CAPES
  3. Instituto Nacional de Investigacao em Imunologia/CNPq

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BackgroundAnti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha therapy has become clinically important for treating inflammatory bowel disease. However, the use of conventional immunotherapy requires a systemic exposure of patients and collateral side effects. Lactic acid bacteria have been shown to be effective as mucosal delivering system for cytokine and single domain antibodies, and it is amenable to clinical purposes. Therefore, lactic acid bacteria may function as vehicles for delivery of therapeutic antibodies molecules to the gastrointestinal tract restricting the pharmacological effect towards the gut. Here, we use the mucosal delivery of Lactococcus lactis carrying an anti-TNF scFv expression plasmid on a DSS-induced colitis model in mice.ResultsExperimental colitis was induced with DSS administered in drinking water. L. lactis carrying the scFv expression vector was introduced by gavage. After four days of treatment, animals showed a significant improvement in histological score and disease activity index compared to those of untreated animals. Moreover, treated mice display IL-6, IL17A, IL1, IL10 and FOXP3 mRNA levels similar to health control mice. Therefore, morphological and molecular markers suggest amelioration of the experimentally induced colitis.ConclusionThese results provide evidence for the use of this alternative system for delivering therapeutic biopharmaceuticals in loco for treating inflammatory bowel disease, paving the way for a novel low-cost and site-specific biotechnological route for the treatment of inflammatory disorders.

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