Probiotic Therapy Fails to Improve Gut Permeability in a Hapten Model of Colitis
Background: Studies in clinical and experimental inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have shown disturbances in intestinal bacterial flora with an increase in potentially pathogenic and a decrease in protective organisms. It was hypothesized that Lactobacillus plantarum species 299 (LP299), a probiotic...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology 2000, Vol.35 (12), p.1266-1271 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background: Studies in clinical and experimental inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have shown disturbances in intestinal bacterial flora with an increase in potentially pathogenic and a decrease in protective organisms. It was hypothesized that Lactobacillus plantarum species 299 (LP299), a probiotic, would ameliorate colitis and improve intestinal permeability in experimental colitis. This study investigated the effect of LP299 in the trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid/ethanol (TNBS/E) rat model of colitis. Methods: Twelve week old male Wistar rats were randomized to receive rectal instillates of either TNBS/E (n = 48) or saline (n = 16). For the next 7 days the animals were gavaged with 2.5 ml of oat fibre suspension containing 109 colony forming units (CFU) of LP299 (LP299/OF), oat fibre suspension alone (OF) or no treatment. At the end of the experiment rats received radiolabelled polyethylene glycol and urine was collected for 24 h to assess permeability. Animals were then anaesthetized and colons were harvested for colon macroscopic scoring (CMS). Results: TNBS/E per rectum resulted in a greater CMS (P < 0.001) and gut permeability (P = 0.006) than saline. Administration of LP299/OF or oat fibre alone did not result in a reduction in CMS or gut permeability when compared to colitic controls. Conclusions: LP299/OF, when administered after TNBS instillation, does not reduce the severity of colitis or improve gut permeability in this hapten model of colitis. |
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ISSN: | 0036-5521 1502-7708 |
DOI: | 10.1080/003655200453601 |