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ArticleImmunity, inflammation and disease2022

Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of Lactobacillus spp. as a preservative and therapeutic agent for IBD control.

Shadi Aghamohammad, Amin Sepehr, Seyedeh Tina Miri, Saeideh Najafi, Mohammad R Pourshafie, Mahdi Rohani

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Article in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shadi AghamohammadDepartment of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Amin SepehrDepartment of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Seyedeh Tina MiriDepartment of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Saeideh NajafiDepartment of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad R PourshafieDepartment of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdi RohaniDepartment of Bacteriology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-8956-5072
Pasteur Institute of Iran · IRIslamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProbiotics have a beneficial effect on inflammatory responses and immune regulation, via Janus kinase/signal transduction and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) and NF-κB signaling pathways. To evaluate the precise effects of Lactobacillus spp. as a protective and therapeutic agent, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of Lactobacillus spp. in modulating JAK/STAT and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) inflammatory signaling pathways.

methodsA quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay was used to analyze the expression of JAK/STAT and inflammatory genes (TIR-associated Protein [TIRAP], Interleukin 1 Receptor Associated Kinase[IRAK4], Nuclear factor-kappa B Essential Modulator [NEMO], and receptor interacting protein [RIP]) followed by treatment of the HT-29 cell line with sonicated pathogens before, after, and simultaneously with Lactobacillus spp. A cytokine assay was also used to evaluate interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-1β production after treatment with Lactobacillus spp.

resultsLactobacillus spp. downregulated JAK and TIRAP, IRAK4, NEMO, and RIP genes in the NF-κB pathway compared to sonicate-treated cells. The expression of STAT genes was different after treatment with probiotics. The production of IL-6 and IL-1β decreased after probiotic treatment.

conclusionsOur Lactobacillus spp. cocktail showed anti-inflammatory effects on HT-29 cells by modulating JAK/STAT and NF-κB signaling pathways in all three treatment variants. Therefore, Lactobacillus spp. as a dietary supplement can both prevent and reduce inflammation-related diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease.

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Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesLactobacillusAnti-Inflammatory AgentsHumansInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesInterleukin-6Janus KinasesNF-kappa BAnti-Inflammatory AgentsInterleukin-1 Receptor-Associated KinasesInterleukin-6Janus KinasesNF-kappa BIBDJAK/STATLactobacillus spp.NF-κB

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PMID35634951
PMCPMC9119005
OpenAlexW4280506699

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