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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 41-46Publisher
AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT
DOI: 10.1556/1886.2018.00004
Keywords
probiotics; E. coli; heat-inactivated; supernatant; TNF-alpha; IL-1 beta; IL-8; intestinal inflammation; in vitro
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- SymbioPharm GmbH
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Probiotics are considered to have a beneficial impact on humans, but in some cases, administration of live microorganisms might be risky. In the present study, immunomodulatory effects of different Escherichia coli strains and their supernatants were examined under different inflammatory conditions with living and heat-inactivated strains. HT-29 cells were incubated with E. coli strains (S2-G1, S2-G3, S2-G4 and S2-G8) and their supernatants with or without stimulation with tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) or interleukin (IL)-1 beta. Quantification of IL-8 secretion and gene expression was performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). IL-8 secretion by TNF-alpha- and IL-1 beta-stimulated cells was attenuated by all four live strains. In contrast, heat inactivation resulted in an elevated IL-8 expression and secretion in unstimulated cells and did not maintain the anti-inflammatory effect of live bacteria in cytokine-stimulated cells. The supernatant of the live S2-G3 led to an elevated IL-8 secretion in unstimulated and IL-1 beta-stimulated cells but not in TNF-alpha-stimulated cells. Live bacteria of all strains might induce an immunosuppressive effect after stimulation of HT-29 cells, whereas heat inactivation and the supernatant seem to induce an elevated immune response. These findings might have an impact depending on the indication and purpose of administration.
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