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Luerce TD, Gomes-Santos AC, Rocha CS, Moreira TG, Cruz DN, Lemos L, Sousa AL, Pereira VB, de Azevedo M, Moraes K, Cara DC, LeBlanc JG, Azevedo V, Faria AMC, Miyoshi A. Anti-inflammatory effects of Lactococcus lactis NCDO 2118 during the remission period of chemically induced colitis. Gut Pathog 2014; 6:33. [PMID: 25110521 PMCID: PMC4126083 DOI: 10.1186/1757-4749-6-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Many probiotic bacteria have been described as promising tools for the treatment and prevention of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). Most of these bacteria are lactic acid bacteria, which are part of the healthy human microbiota. However, little is known about the effects of transient bacteria present in normal diets, including Lactococcus lactis. Methods In the present study, we analysed the immunomodulatory effects of three L. lactis strains in vitro using intestinal epithelial cells. L. lactis NCDO 2118 was administered for 4 days to C57BL/6 mice during the remission period of colitis induced by dextran sodium sulphate (DSS). Results Only one strain, L. lactis NCDO 2118, was able to reduce IL-1β-induced IL-8 secretion in Caco-2 cells, suggesting a potential anti-inflammatory effect. Oral treatment using L. lactis NCDO 2118 resulted in a milder form of recurrent colitis than that observed in control diseased mice. This protective effect was not attributable to changes in secretory IgA (sIgA); however, NCDO 2118 administration was associated with an early increase in IL-6 production and sustained IL-10 production in colonic tissue. Mice fed L. lactis NCDO 2118 had an increased number of regulatory CD4+ T cells (Tregs) bearing surface TGF-β in its latent form (Latency-associated peptide-LAP) in the mesenteric lymph nodes and spleen. Conclusions Here, we identified a new probiotic strain with a potential role in the treatment of IBD, and we elucidated some of the mechanisms underlying its anti-inflammatory effect.
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- Tessalia Diniz Luerce
- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência de Alimentos, Faculdade de Farmácia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET), San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Geral, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Valatas V, Vakas M, Kolios G. The value of experimental models of colitis in predicting efficacy of biological therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2013; 305:G763-85. [PMID: 23989010 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00004.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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During the last decade, biological therapies have an increasing share in the modern therapeutics of various diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Animal models of IBD have often been used to identify the targets of biological therapies, to test their relevance to disease pathogenesis, to assess their therapeutic efficacy in vivo, and to check for drug toxicity. In the field of inflammatory diseases the majority of biologics under development have failed to reach the clinic. This review examines the ability of preclinical data from animal models of IBD to predict success or failure of biologics in human IBD. Specifically, it describes the murine models of IBD, the mechanism of disease induction, the phenotype of the disease, its relevance to human IBD, and the specific immunological features of disease pathogenesis in each model and mainly compares the results of the phase II and III trials of biologics in IBD with preclinical data obtained from studies in animal models. Finally, it examines the possible reasons for low success in translation from bench to bedside and offers some suggestions to improve translation rates.
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- Vassilis Valatas
- Dept. of Gastroenterology, Univ. Hospital of Heraklion, PO Box 1352, Voutes, Heraklion, GR-71100, Crete, Greece.
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Bilsborough J, Viney JL. From model to mechanism: lessons of mice and men in the discovery of protein biologicals for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2013; 1:69-83. [PMID: 23506033 DOI: 10.1517/17460441.1.1.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Successful therapeutics for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) must be able to reverse effectively the complex processes involved in the manifestation of inflammatory pathology in intact tissues. Although studies of human tissue samples are important to confirm the biological rationale for developing a particular therapeutic, in vivo rodent models of IBD provide a biological 'flask' in which therapeutics can be tested in a more representative setting. Moreover, gene targeting and transgenic technologies in rodents have exponentially increased the repertoire of available IBD models and provided insight into possible contributions that certain genes may have in the pathogenesis of disease. These models have been key in generating the current arsenal of biological therapeutics that are available, or are presently under investigation, for the treatment of IBD patients.
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- Janine Bilsborough
- ZymoGenetics, Inc., Department of Autoimmunity and Inflammation, 1201 Eastlake Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102, USA
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Cho YB, Kim MS, Kang MJ, Shin HJ, Kim SH, Kim HC, Yun SH, Lee WY, Chun HK. Immunomodulatory Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Murine Model of TNBS-Induced Colitis. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SURGICAL SOCIETY 2010. [DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2010.79.5.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Yong Beom Cho
- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Center for Clinical Research, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Center for Clinical Research, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Diminution of Circulating CD4+CD25 high T cells in naïve Crohn's disease. Dig Dis Sci 2009; 54:2084-93. [PMID: 19051021 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0590-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2008] [Accepted: 10/17/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Crohn's disease is considered to be caused either by an excess of T-cell effector functions and/or by a defective regulatory T-cell compartment. The aim of this study was to assess in Crohn's disease the frequency of circulating CD4(+)CD25(high) T cells that possess regulatory T-cell functions and CD4(+)CD25(low) T cells that contain activated T cells. Flow cytometry of peripheral blood was used to assess CD4(+)CD25(high) and CD4(+)CD25(low) T-cell frequencies in a cohort of 66 patients with Crohn's disease in comparison to 19 patients with ulcerative colitis and 31 healthy individuals enrolled as controls. The CD4(+)CD25(high) T-cell frequency was significantly lowered in naïve Crohn's disease (P = 0.013) and in ulcerative colitis (P = 0.001). CD4(+)CD25(low) T-cell frequency was increased in Crohn's disease (P = 0.0001) and in ulcerative colitis (P = 0.0002). Both CD4(+)CD25(high) and CD4(+)CD25(low) T-cell frequencies are altered in naïve Crohn's disease resulting in an imbalance between both populations and a relative contraction of the CD4(+)CD25(high) T-cell population.
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Lanzoni G, Roda G, Belluzzi A, Roda E, Bagnara GP. Inflammatory bowel disease: Moving toward a stem cell-based therapy. World J Gastroenterol 2008. [PMID: 18698675 DOI: 10.3748/wjp.14.4616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The incidence and prevalence of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), the two major forms of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), are rising in western countries. The modern hygienic lifestyle is probably at the root of a disease where, in genetically susceptible hosts, the intestinal commensal flora triggers dysregulated immune and inflammatory responses. Current therapies ranging from anti-inflammatory drugs to immunosuppressive regimens, remain inadequate. Advances in our understanding of the cell populations involved in the pathogenetic processes and recent findings on the regenerative, trophic and immunoregulatory potential of stem cells open new paths in IBD therapy. Hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells are catalyzing the attention of IBD investigators. This review highlights the pivotal findings for stem cell-based approaches to IBD therapy and collects the encouraging results coming in from clinical trials.
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- Giacomo Lanzoni
- Department of Histology, Embryology and Applied Biology, University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 8, Bologna, Italy
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Lanzoni G, Roda G, Belluzzi A, Roda E, Bagnara GP. Inflammatory bowel disease: Moving toward a stem cell-based therapy. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14:4616-26. [PMID: 18698675 PMCID: PMC2738785 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.4616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2008] [Revised: 07/09/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The incidence and prevalence of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), the two major forms of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), are rising in western countries. The modern hygienic lifestyle is probably at the root of a disease where, in genetically susceptible hosts, the intestinal commensal flora triggers dysregulated immune and inflammatory responses. Current therapies ranging from anti-inflammatory drugs to immunosuppressive regimens, remain inadequate. Advances in our understanding of the cell populations involved in the pathogenetic processes and recent findings on the regenerative, trophic and immunoregulatory potential of stem cells open new paths in IBD therapy. Hematopoietic and mesenchymal stem cells are catalyzing the attention of IBD investigators. This review highlights the pivotal findings for stem cell-based approaches to IBD therapy and collects the encouraging results coming in from clinical trials.
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Veltkamp C, Ruhwald R, Veltkamp R, Giese T, Stremmel W. Regulatory CD4+ CD25+ T cells prevent thymic dysfunction in experimental chronic colitis. Scand J Immunol 2007; 66:636-44. [PMID: 18021363 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2007.02015.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Chronic colitis in T-cell deficient Tg epsilon26 mice develops due to a dysfunction of the thymus which generates colitogenic T cells after bone marrow (BM) transplantation. Regulatory CD4+ CD25+ T cells have been shown to prevent colitis in this model by normalizing the peripheral T-cell pool. We tested the hypothesis that T-cell normalization takes place in the thymus. Tg epsilon26 mice were transplanted with BM (BM-->Tg epsilon26 mice) and consequently received either CD4+ CD25+ or CD4+ CD25- cells from syngenic wild type mice. Furthermore, untransplanted Tg epsilon26 mice received CD4+ CD25+ or CD4+ CD25- cells or complete mesenteric lymph node cells. Transfer of regulatory. CD4+ CD25+ cells normalized the total number of thymocytes and the percentage and number of double positive CD4+ CD8+ cells in transplanted mice while percentage of single positive CD4+ and CD8+ thymocytes in BM-->Tg epsilon26 mice was reduced upon CD4+ CD25+ transfer. Timing of CD4+ CD25+ cell injection was important as transfer later than 7 days after BM transplantation failed to prevent abnormal thymic T-cell distribution in BM-->Tg epsilon26 mice. Isolated CD4+ CD25+ cell transfer without preceding BM transplantation failed to reconstitute thymic architecture. Differences of thymic cell composition could not be exclusively explained by presence or absence of colitis, respectively, because 19 days after BM transplantation when both groups showed no histological signs of colitis, animals transferred with CD4+ CD25+ T cells had a significantly higher percentage and number of CD4+ CD25+ thymocytes and CD4+ Foxp3+ cells than BM-->Tg epsilon26 mice. In conclusion, early CD4+ CD25+ cotransfer prevents thymic dysfunction which underlies immune-mediated bowel inflammation in BM-->Tg epsilon26 mice.
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- C Veltkamp
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Veltkamp C, Ruhwald R, Giesem T, Autschbach F, Kaden I, Veltkamp R, Sartor RB, Stremmel W. CD4+CD25+ cell depletion from the normal CD4+ T cell pool prevents tolerance toward the intestinal flora and leads to chronic colitis in immunodeficient mice. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2006; 12:437-46. [PMID: 16775487 DOI: 10.1097/00054725-200606000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells have been shown to prevent immune-mediated colitis in mice; however, it is unclear whether the absence of CD4+CD25+ in the normal CD4+ T cell pool is responsible for the development of chronic colitis. Using the T cell-deficient Tgepsilon26 mouse model, we show that CD4+CD25- cells but not CD4+CD25+ cells induce a severe intestinal inflammation. Transfer of CD4+CD25+ cells, together with CD4+CD25- cells, ameliorated intestinal inflammation, and reconstitution with the whole mesenteric lymph node cell pool did not induce colitis in recipients. Transferred CD4+CD25- cells were found mainly in the mesenteric lymph nodes, where they showed an activated TH1-like phenotype. In the absence of regulatory CD4+CD25+ T cells, recipient CD4 cells secreted IFN-gamma in response to stimulation with intestinal bacterial antigen that was prevented in vivo and in vitro by regulatory CD4+CD25+ cells. These studies suggest that CD4+CD25- cells have a strong colitogenic effect in the Tgepsilon26 colitis model and that CD4+CD25+ cells may be the main regulators that prevent or downregulate the proinflammatory effect of colitogenic T cells in the Tgepsilon26 mouse model.
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- Claudia Veltkamp
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruprecht-Karls-University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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