Oral Administration of L. Casei CRL 431 Increases Immunity in Bronchus and Mammary Glands
- 1 January 2005
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in European Journal of Inflammation
- Vol. 3 (1), 23-28
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1721727x0500300105
Abstract
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) found in numerous fermented products can interact with the gut associated lymphoid tissue increasing antibody (principally secretory IgA) production. IgA secreting cells can repopulate not only the lamina propria but also they can go to other distant sites such as bronchus, urogenital tract and mammary glands a phenomenon known as the IgA cycle. Later studies have shown that both B cells of other isotypes and T cells from Peyer's patches also exhibit gut-seeking properties. The aim of this study was to study the effect of different feeding periods of L. casei CRL 431 on the interaction with the immune cells in Peyer's patches studying the migration of not only the IgA+ cells, but also other immune cells (T lymphocytes) to other mucosal sites such as bronchus and mammary glands. BALB/c mice were fed with L. casei CRL 431 during 2, 5 or 7 days. At the end of the feeding period, the mice were killed and the small intestine, the lung and the mammary glands were removed. IgA+ cells and CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes were counted in tissue slices using direct immunofluorescence. IgA+ cells increased in the intestine samples taken after 7 days of LAB feeding. In mammary gland and lung tissues, IgA+ cells increased after five days of feeding. CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes were not able to migrate to sites distant from the intestine and their number did not increase in the lamina propria of the small intestine. L. casei CRL 431 was able to stimulate the IgA cycle without proliferation of T population. These results allow us to suggest that this LAB could be used as oral adjuvant to protect mucosal surfaces from intestinal and respiratory diseases, and would also be useful as an adjuvant to protect against mammary glands pathologies such as cancer.Keywords
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