双歧杆菌对免疫抑制小鼠白色念珠菌感染的保护作用

为探讨双歧杆菌对白色念珠菌感染的保护作用,作者采用环磷酰胺腹腔注射方法复制了免疫抑制小鼠模型,研究白色念珠菌感染前后两歧双歧杆菌灌饲的保护作用。结果表明：白色念珠菌感染前灌饲两歧双歧杆菌能有效地抑制白色念珠菌在小鼠肠道中的定植,并且保护肠粘膜的完整性。对其机理的研究认为,两歧双歧杆菌可能是通过调整肠道菌群平衡、增加肠道中生理菌群的数量、降低肠道ｐＨ值、以及产生抗菌物质等途径发挥保护作用     

Molecular characterisation of a 5.75-kb cryptic plasmid from Bifidobacterium breve NCFB 2258 and determination of mode of replication

A small cryptic plasmid originating from Bifidobacterium breve NCFB 2258 was cloned and its complete nucleotide sequence determined. pCIBb1 is a circular DNA molecule, 5750 bp in size with a GC composition of 57%. Computer-assisted analysis identified 10 possible open reading frames (ORFs), seven of which could be assigned no function from homology searches. One ORF, rep (380 amino acids), was postulated to encode a replication protein similar to known replication proteins of rolling circle replicons, particularly those of the pC194 family. Demonstration of single-stranded forms of the plasmid in cell lysates that could be specifically degraded by S1 nuclease provided experimental evidence to substantiate a replication mechanism via single-stranded intermediates. Two other ORFs, par (199 amino acids) and an ftsK-like gene (286 amino acids), were assigned putative functions based on the presence of conserved motifs in their deduced proteins.     

儿童肠道双歧杆菌和乳杆菌种群结构分析

以21例2～5岁中国儿童的肠道菌群为研究对象,利用传统培养计数法和分子生物学技术,对此年龄段健康儿童的肠道菌群分布及其中关键益生菌的种群结构进行了定量研究。实验表明,儿童肠道厌氧菌的数量高达109CFUg(湿重),其肠道菌群的定植抗力(平均BE=2.38)较强;不同的个体之间所能检测到的关键益生菌的种类有所不同,一般能检测到其中的1～4种双歧杆菌和1～5种乳杆菌;长双歧杆菌和假小链双歧杆菌的平均数量多达107CFUg(湿重),检出率分别为90.48%和85.71%,为儿童肠道内双歧杆菌的优势菌种;L.mucosae和发酵乳杆菌的数量较多,平均为3.68log10CFUg(湿重)和3.97log10CFUg(湿重),检出率分别为71.43%和52.38%,为稳定定植于儿童肠道内的优势乳杆菌;不同种类的益生菌在不同样本之间的数量组成均存在有很大差异,双歧杆菌的样本差异为1.86～3.85,乳杆菌的为2.43～4.07。     

灭活的双歧杆菌对小鼠血清中细胞因子水平的影响

目的：观察灭活的双歧杆菌对小鼠血清中I-—1β、IL-6和IFN-γ水平的影响。方法：小鼠腹腔注射环磷酰胺造成免疫低下动物模型,分别以新鲜BS肉汤培养基、耗尽培养上清(SCS)以及灭活的和活的双歧杆菌菌液进行灌胃。采用ELISA法检测血清中IL-1β、IL-6和IFN-γ的含量。结果：灭活的双歧杆菌与双歧杆菌活菌均可提高免疫低下小鼠血清中IL-1β、IL-6和IFN-γ的含量,二者的作用效果差异无显著性(P＞0．05),SCS也具有一定的免疫促进作用,但与双歧杆菌活菌相比差异有显著性(P＜0．05)。结论：灭活的双歧杆菌具有与双歧杆菌活菌相同或相近的免疫学活性,两者均可提高小鼠血清中细胞因子水平。     

激活蛋白1在双歧杆菌预防大肠癌生长中的作用

目的 :探索青春型双歧杆菌体内预防大肠癌的机制。方法 :首先建立大肠癌裸鼠移植瘤动物模型 ,将实验动物分为双歧杆菌预防组和肿瘤对照组 ,以激光共聚焦显微镜定量检测了大肠癌组织激活蛋白1(AP-1)中的 c-fos和 c-jun的含量。结果 :双歧杆菌预防组大肠癌移植瘤 c-jun和 c-fos的含量均明显低于肿瘤对照组 (P<0 .0 1)。结论 :青春型双歧杆菌可通过降低大肠癌移植瘤组织 AP-1中的 c-jun和 c-fos的表达这一途径来预防大肠癌的生长     

不同物质对双歧杆菌胆盐耐受性的影响研究

初步研究不同物质对双歧杆菌的胆盐耐受性的影响。结果表明,脱氧胆酸钠盐对双歧杆菌Blm和Bbm有毒性作用;在培养基中补充一定量的葡萄糖和果糖可以改善Bbm的胆盐耐受性,而菊糖和菊芋粉对提高Blm和Bbm的胆盐耐受性没有明显作用。     

Optimization of Bifidobacterium longum growth by use of calcium carbonate-alginate beads

High concentrations of ammonium and sodium ions inhibited Bifidobacterium longum growth more than a high calcium ion concentration. The optimal pH for B. longum growth was determined to be 5.0 due to the lower accumulation of ammonium ion. To reduce the accumulation of ammonium ion and obtain an enhanced growth of B. longum, the pH of the culture containing immobilized calcium carbonate beads was controlled to 5.0 with ammonia water. The concentrations of ammonium, sodium, and calcium ions in the culture were maintained at the desired level. The maximum cell mass increased to 16.8 g/l, 1.23 times higher than cultures without calcium carbonate beads. The number of viable cells in the culture increased to 5.0 × 10¹⁰, 1.67 times more than cultures without calcium carbonate beads.     

Molecular characterization of alanine racemase from Bifidobacterium bifidum

Bifidobacterium bifidum is a useful probiotic agent exhibiting health-promoting properties, and its peptidoglycans have the potential for applications in the fields of food science and medicine. We investigated the bifidobacterial alanine racemase, which is essential in the synthesis of -alanine as an essential component of the peptidoglycans. Alanine racemase was purified to homogeneity from a crude extract of B. bifidum NBRC 14252. It consisted of two identical subunits with a molecular mass of 50 kDa. The enzyme required pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) as a coenzyme. The activity was lost in the presence of a thiol-modifying agent. The enzyme almost exclusively catalyzed the alanine racemization; other amino acids tested, except for serine, were inactive as substrates. The kinetic parameters of the enzyme suggested that the B. bifidum alanine racemase possesses comparatively low affinities for both the coenzyme (9.1 μM for PLP) and substrates (44.3 mM for -alanine; 74.3 mM for -alanine). The alr gene encoding the alanine racemase was cloned and sequenced. The alr gene complemented the -alanine auxotrophy of Escherichia coli MB2795, and an abundant amount of the enzyme was produced in cells of the E. coli MB2795 clone. The enzymologic and kinetic properties of the purified recombinant enzyme were almost the same as those of the alanine racemase from B. bifidum NBRC 14252.     

一种双歧杆菌胞外多糖免疫调节功能研究

根据保健食品功能评价规范?功能学评价程序研究一种双歧杆菌胞外多糖(Bifidobacterium spp. exopolysaccharide, EPS)的免疫调节功能。通过脾淋巴细胞增殖反应、绵羊红细胞诱导小鼠迟发型变态反应(DTH)、血清溶血素测定以及巨噬细胞吞噬实验探讨该EPS的免疫调节活性。EPS分别以高、中、低剂量组连续口服给药10天, 结果发现低剂量的EPS[100 mg/(kg·d)]可以促进脾淋巴细胞增殖; 高、中、低剂量对绵羊红细胞诱导的小鼠迟发型变态反应均无促进作用; 但是, EPS 高、中、低剂量组均能明显提高小鼠血清半数溶血值HC50以及增强小鼠腹腔巨噬细胞吞噬鸡红细胞的吞噬能力。根据规范可知, 该双歧杆菌EPS 具有一定的免疫调节活性。