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AIM: To determine whether Lactobacillus plantarum can modify the deleterious effects of tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) on intestinal epithelial cells. METHODS: Caco-2 cells were incubated with TNF-a alone or in the presence of L. plantarum. Transepithelial electrical resistance was used to measure epithelial barrier function. Interleukin 8 (IL-8) secretion by intestinal epithelial cells was measured using an ELISA. Cellular lysate proteins were immunoblotted using the anti-extracellular regulated kinase (ERK), anti-phospho- ERK and anti-IκB-a. RESULTS: A TNF-a-induced decrease in transepithelial electrical resistance was inhibited by L. plantarum. TNF- a-induced IL-8 secretion was reduced by L. plantarum. L. plantarum inhibited the activation of ERK and the degradation of IκB-a in TNF-a-treated Caco-2 cells. CONCLUSION: Induction of epithelial barrier dysfunction and IL-8 secretion by TNF-a is inhibited by L. plantarum. Probiotics may preserve epithelial barrier function and inhibit the inflammatory response by altering the signal transduction pathway.
AIM: To determine whether Lactobacillus plantarum can modify the deleterious effects of tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) on intestinal epithelial cells. METHODS: Caco-2 cells were incubated with TNF-a alone or in the presence of L. plantarum. Transepithelial electrical resistance was used to measure epithelial barrier function. Interleukin 8 (IL-8) secretion by intestinal epithelial cells was measured using an ELISA. Cellular lysate proteins were immunoblotted using the anti-extracellular regulated kinase (ERK), anti-phospho- ERK and anti-IκB-a. RESULTS: A TNF-a-induced decrease in transepithelial electrical resistance was inhibited by L. plantarum. TNF-a-induced IL-8 secretion was reduced by L. plantarum. L. plantarum inhibited the activation of ERK and the degradation of IκB-a in TNF-a-treated Caco-2 cells. CONCLUSION: Induction of epithelial barrier dysfunction and IL-8 secretion by TNF-a is inhibited by L. plantarum. Probiotics may preserve epithelial barrier function and inhibit the inflammatory response by altering the signal transduction pathway.