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JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES
Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 269-279Publisher
INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-015-9518-4
Keywords
Colon cancer; CT26 cells; immunity; Lactobacillus
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31302061]
- Ministry of Education [20110061110005]
- Chinese Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest [201303033]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most prevalent forms of cancer that shows a high mortality and increasing incidence. There are numerous successful treatment options for CRC, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy; however, their side effects and limitations are considerable. Probiotics may be an effective strategy for preventing and inhibiting tumour growth through stimulation of host innate and adaptive immunity. We investigated and compared potential anti-tumour immune responses induced by two isolated Lactobacillus strains, Lactobacillus plantarum A and Lactobacillus rhamnosus b, by pre-inoculating mice with lactobacilli for 14 days. Subsequently, subcutaneous and orthotopic intestinal tumours were generated in the pre-inoculated mice using CT26 murine adenocarcinoma cells and were assessed for response against the tumour. Our results indicated that oral administration with L. plantarum inhibited CT26 cell growth in BALB/c mice and prolonged the survival time of tumour-bearing mice compared with mice administered L. rhamnosus. L. plantarum produced protective immunity against the challenge with CT26 cells by increasing the effector functions of CD8(+) and natural killer (NK) cell infiltration into tumour tissue, up-regulation of TEN-gamma (but not IL-4 or IL-17) production, and promotion of Thl-type CD4(+) T differentiation. Consequently, our results suggest that L. plantarum can enhance the anti-tumour immune response and delay tumour formation.
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