Yarlagadda T, Carey A, Bryan E, Huygens F, Yarlagadda P, Maresco-Pennisi D, Coleman A, Cervin A, Spann K. The response of nasal epithelial cells exposed to novel Lactobacillus and alpha-haemolytic Streptococcus isolated from the upper respiratory tract of children.
J Appl Microbiol 2025;
136:lxaf071. [PMID:
40107866 DOI:
10.1093/jambio/lxaf071]
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Abstract
AIMS
To investigate the response of primary nasal epithelial cells (NECs) to novel alpha haemolytic Streptococcus and lactobacilli strains, isolated from the upper respiratory tract of children.
METHODS AND RESULTS
Submerged cultures of NECs from healthy adult donors were exposed to either novel strains; Lactobacillus rhamnosus D3189, D3160, Streptococcus salivarius D3837; or commercially available probiotic strains L. rhamnosus LB21, S. salivarius K12; or a pathogenic strain (S. pneumoniae 49619). Cytotoxicity (measured through lactate dehydrogenase release) and cytokine release were quantified 24 hours post-exposure. Exposure to novel and commercially available strains did not induce the production of IFN-β, IFN-λ1/3, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, or TNF-α production or the release of LDH. Conversely, the pathogenic strain S. pneumoniae 49 619 significantly elevated the expression of IL-1β, IL-8, TNF-α, and LDH in NECs.
CONCLUSIONS
The findings within this study highlight the non-pathogenic nature of these novel strains and support further investigation of the potential to develop nasally administered probiotics.
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