El Shanawany Eman E, Abdel-Razik Rania, Nofal Amany Ebrahim, Zalat Rabab S, Abouelmagd Faten
Parasitology and Animal Diseases Department, Veterinary Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
Chemistry of Natural and Microbial Products Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Aug 11;19(8):e0013331. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013331. eCollection 2025 Aug.
One of the most significant lactic acid bacteria genera is Lactobacillus, which is known to generate compounds such as bacteriocins that can stop the growth of harmful bacteria. The current study investigated the protective and therapeutic effects of two novel probiotic strains, Lactobacillus brevis PQ214320, and Bacillus subtilis PQ198038, on parasitological, histopathological, and immunological responses in mice infected with Trichinella spiralis. A total of 120 mice were divided into six groups, including a positive control group (C) which was infected with Trichinella infection and not treated, mice treated orally with albendazole (ALB) at a dose of 5 mg/kg bw for 3 days after infection, and mice treated with probiotics (109 Colony-Forming Unit (CFU)/mL/animal, in 100 µL of Ringer's solution) either pre- and post-infection with L. brevis PQ214320 (LP) or B. subtilis PQ198038 (BSP), or only post-infection with L. brevis PQ214320 (L) and B. subtilis PQ198038 (BS). Infection was induced by oral inoculation of 400 T. spiralis larvae. Parasite burden and, histopathological, and immune responses were assessed at 5 and 19 days post-infection. The results showed that the LP group had significantly reduced adult worm and muscle larval counts compared with the positive control group. In contrast, BSP reduced the parasite burden, but to a lesser extent. The immune response was characterized by elevated levels of IL 12 and IFN-γ in the LP group at 5 days -post-infection (dpi), indicating a strong Th1 response, which declined but remained significantly higher than in the control infected group at 19 dpi. Serum IgG responses were higher in the LP group at 19 dpi, suggesting that a more robust adaptive immune response was triggered by L. brevis. Pre- and post-treatment with B. subtilis PQ198038 and L. brevis PQ214320 significantly improved the histopathological abnormalities and collagen deposition in the small intestinal and diaphragm muscular tissues caused Trichinella infection and restored claudin 1 content in the same tissues. These findings suggest that L. brevis PQ214320 offers a stronger protective effect against T. spiralis infection, potentially through enhanced immune modulation and parasite reduction, whereas B. subtilis PQ198038 provides beneficial but less potent responses. This study highlights the potential of novel probiotics strains as adjunct protective agents and therapies against T. spiralis infection.
最显著的乳酸菌属之一是乳杆菌属,已知该属会产生诸如细菌素等化合物,这些化合物能够抑制有害细菌的生长。本研究调查了两种新型益生菌菌株,即短乳杆菌PQ214320和枯草芽孢杆菌PQ198038,对感染旋毛虫的小鼠在寄生虫学、组织病理学和免疫反应方面的保护和治疗作用。总共120只小鼠被分为六组,包括一个阳性对照组(C),该组感染旋毛虫但未接受治疗;感染后口服阿苯达唑(ALB),剂量为5mg/kg体重,持续3天的小鼠组;以及在感染短乳杆菌PQ214320(LP)或枯草芽孢杆菌PQ198038(BSP)之前和之后,或仅在感染后用益生菌(109个菌落形成单位(CFU)/mL/动物,溶于100μL林格氏溶液)处理的小鼠组,以及仅在感染后用短乳杆菌PQ214320(L)和枯草芽孢杆菌PQ198038(BS)处理的小鼠组。通过口服接种400条旋毛虫幼虫诱导感染。在感染后第5天和第19天评估寄生虫负荷、组织病理学和免疫反应。结果表明,与阳性对照组相比,LP组的成虫和肌肉幼虫数量显著减少。相比之下,BSP组减少了寄生虫负荷,但程度较小。免疫反应的特征是,LP组在感染后第5天(dpi)白细胞介素12和干扰素-γ水平升高,表明存在强烈的Th1反应,该反应在19dpi时下降,但仍显著高于感染对照组。LP组在19dpi时血清IgG反应更高,这表明短乳杆菌引发了更强有力的适应性免疫反应。用枯草芽孢杆菌PQ198038和短乳杆菌PQ214320进行预处理和后处理,显著改善了由旋毛虫感染引起的小肠和膈肌肌肉组织中的组织病理学异常和胶原蛋白沉积,并恢复了同一组织中闭合蛋白1的含量。这些发现表明,短乳杆菌PQ214320对旋毛虫感染具有更强的保护作用,可能是通过增强免疫调节和减少寄生虫数量来实现的,而枯草芽孢杆菌PQ198038则提供了有益但效力较弱的反应。本研究强调了新型益生菌菌株作为辅助保护剂和抗旋毛虫感染疗法的潜力。
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