Journal
DRUG RESEARCH
Volume 66, Issue 6, Pages 300-305Publisher
GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1569414
Keywords
immunomodulation; ulcerative colitis; bifidobacterium lactis; lactobacillus acidophilus; probiotics
Funding
- Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
- Sherkat Pegah Khuzestan, Dezful, Iran
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Background: There are some evidences for the immunomodulation disorders in the response to intestinal microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease. Yogurt is a fermented milk product made with a starter culture consisting of different probiotics which could be colonized in intestine. However, the role of probiotics in the aetiopathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC) has not been clarified. To determine how the immune system responds to these bacteria this study was planned. Methods: Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12 (B. lactis) and Lactobacillus acidophilus LA-5 (L. acidophilus) were cultivated on MRS broth. PBMCs of 36 UC patients were separated by Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation and co-cultured with different concentrations of UV killed bacteria in RPMI-1 640 plus 10 % FCS for 48/72 h. IL-10, TGF-beta, IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha were measured in supernatant of PBMCs by ELISA. Results: Both bacteria significantly augmented IL-10, TGF-beta, IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha compared to control (p < 0.001). The secretion levels of IL-10 and TGF-beta by B. lactis-compared to L. acidophilus-stimulated PBMCs were significantly higher (p < 0.05, p < 0.01 respectively). The secretion levels of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma by PBMCs after 72 h were significantly lower compared to 48 h stimulation by B. lactis (p < 0.001, p < 0.035 respectively). Conclusion: These data show that both probiotics may trigger the pro-and anti-inflammatory immune response of UC patients. It seems that IL-10/TGF-beta uprising by B. lactis could be the reason of TNF-alpha/IFN-gamma reduction. Therefore albeit B. lactis still stimulates the effector Th cells but because of more stimulatory effect on Tregs, it could be a good potential therapeutic candidate for further investigation.
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