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Immunoadjuvant activity of oral Lactobacillus casei: influence of dose on the secretory immune response and protective capacity in intestinal infections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Gabriela Perdigón ,
Susana Alvarez  and
Aída Pesce de Ruiz Holgado
Gabriela Perdigón
Affiliation:
Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA), Chacabuco 145, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Susana Alvarez
Affiliation:
Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA), Chacabuco 145, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Aída Pesce de Ruiz Holgado
Affiliation:
Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA), Chacabuco 145, 4000 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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Summary

Lactobacilli, often used as effectors of host functions, could play an important role in maintaining human health by controlling other intestinal microorganisms capable of producing harmful effects. Using an experimental model, we studied the effect of different oral doses of Lactobacillus casei on the secretory IgA response and the protective capacity of the microorganism in preventing intestinal infections. The optimization of the protective dose of Lb. casei by previous feeding and the use of the lactobacillus as an immunological way to control enteric infections were investigated. We found that conventional mice were protected against infection with Salmonella typhimurium and Escherichia coli by previous feeding for 2 consecutive days with a daily Lb. casei dose of 1·2 × 109 cfu/mouse. Previous feeding for 7 d proved less effective, and feeding for 5 d afforded no protection at all. We were also able to demonstrate that the protective effect of Lb. casei against Sal. typhimurium and Esch. coli was connected mainly with the high level of IgA antipathogen antibodies present in intestinal secretions. β-Glucuronidase (EC 3.2.1.31) and β-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.23) activities, measured both in the intestinal fluid and histological samples, showed a marked increase in intestinal inflammatory response on day 5 of feeding. These results show that Lb. casei plays an important role in the prevention of enteric infections, a low dose being enough for protection against intestinal infections by increasing IgA secretion into the intestinal lumen, thus providing adequate defences for the mucosal surface. A previously administered dose of this magnitude could therefore be used as an oral adjuvant in preventing enteric infections.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 58 , Issue 4 , November 1991 , pp. 485 - 496
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1991

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