CD19 LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION INDUCED BY Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis IN C57BL/6 MICE EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED WITH Toxoplasma gondii

Authors

  • Claudia de Mello RIBEIRO University of São Paulo; São Paulo Tropical Medicine Institute
  • Nahiara Esteves ZORGI University of São Paulo; São Paulo Tropical Medicine Institute
  • Luciana Regina MEIRELES University of São Paulo; São Paulo Tropical Medicine Institute
  • João Luis GARCIA State University of Londrina; Department of Veterinary Medicine
  • Heitor Franco de ANDRADE JUNIOR University of São Paulo; São Paulo Tropical Medicine Institute

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is frequently acquired through the oral route by the ingestion of cysts or oocysts of Toxoplasma gondii. Once ingested, the parasites penetrate the intestinal epithelial cells and rapidly disseminate to all organs in the host. During T. gondii infection, the intestinal microbiota plays an important role in stimulating a protective immune response against the parasite. In this sense the use of probiotics is worthy of note since they are live microorganisms that have beneficial effects on the host through stimulation of the immune response that can be important in the control of T. gondii proliferation and dissemination in the host. In the present study, the action of the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis was investigated in C57BL/6 mice infected with oocysts of ME49 strain of T. gondii. The probiotic had an immunomodulatory action, inducing CD19 lymphocyte proliferation and consequently increasing anti-T. gondii antibody level.Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactisprovided protection in supplemented mice, compared to the control group. In addition, supplemented animals had milder inflammatory process in the small intestine, indicating that the probiotic protects the intestinal mucosa during infection with T. gondii. It was concluded that the probioticB. animalis subsp. lactis induces humoral immune response capable of providing protection against T. gondii infection.

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2016-01-01

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CD19 LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION INDUCED BY Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis IN C57BL/6 MICE EXPERIMENTALLY INFECTED WITH Toxoplasma gondii . (2016). Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 58, e26-. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/117358