Pteris multifida,Cortex phellodendri,and probiotics attenuated inflammatory status and immunity in mice with a Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection |
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| Authors: | Mei-Chin Yin Chiung-Hung Chang Chiu-Hsian Su |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Food Nutrition and Health Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan;2. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital (Managed by Show Chwan Medical Care Corporation), Tainan, Taiwan;3. Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan;4. Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | Pteris multifida (PM) and Cortex phellodendri (CP) are medicinal foods used for gastrointestinal protection. Lactic-acid bacteria are probiotics. Salmonella Typhimurium strain ST21-infected mice were used to examine the alleviative effects of two lactic-acid bacteria (LAB) as well as aqueous extracts of PM and CP for a 4-day treatment. CP and LAB decreased fecal ST counts. CP and PM reduced the ST21 count in the blood, intestine, and liver. LAB lowered the ST21 count in the intestine and spleen. CP and LAB decreased the IFN-gamma level; PM lowered the TNF-alpha level; and both LAB and PM reduced the IL-1beta level in serum. PM and CP lowered the IgG level in serum. The data in a macrophage infection model indicate that TNF-alpha was partial involved in this alleviative effects, other mechanisms might be involved. In sum, these novel findings suggest that PM, CP, and LAB probiotics are potential anti-Salmonellae agents. |
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| Keywords: | Pteris multifidi Cortex phellodendri probiotics Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium cytokines immunoglobulin |
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