益生菌在儿童炎症性肠病中的应用

炎症性肠病（inflammatory bowel disease,IBD）是一种原因不明的慢性非特异性肠道炎性疾病,主要包括溃疡性结肠炎（ulcerative colitis,UC）、克罗恩病（Crohn's disease,CD）和未定型的炎症性肠病（IBD-unclassified,IBDU）。随着对肠道微生物与IBD关系认识的不断加深,许多研究发现肠道菌群的生态失调在IBD的发病中起着重要作用。益生菌在儿童IBD治疗中具有良好前景,但仍缺乏有效的证据来确证益生菌疗效,并指导临床对益生菌的种类和剂量等进行选择。现有研究表明,益生菌对儿童IBD的治疗具有特异性,在诱导和维持UC缓解效果明显,但在诱导CD缓解、维持CD缓解和预防术后并发症及复发方面效果并不理想。     

益生菌在炎症性肠病治疗中的研究进展

益生菌（Probiotics）是一类能够促进肠道微生物菌群平衡,对宿主健康或生理功能产生有益作用的活性微生物。目前广泛应用于生命健康领域、科学研究、生物工程、工农业以及食品安全。大量国内外研究表明益生菌在降血压、降血糖、降血脂、抗过敏、抗炎、调节免疫、维持肠道菌群平衡等方面具有积极作用。炎症性肠病的病因和发病机制尚未完全明确,现多认为与遗传、环境、感染、免疫以及肠道微生物多因素相互作用有关。益生菌通过多种机制介导,在临床治疗炎症性肠病中扮演着重要角色。     

益生菌在炎症性肠病中的治疗作用

炎症性肠病(inflammatory bowel disease,IBD)包括溃疡性结肠炎(ulcerative colitis,UC)和克罗恩病(Crohn’s disease,CD)。随着对肠道微生物群在IBD发病机制中作用的认识不断深入,近年来益生菌广泛应用于IBD治疗。大量临床试验结果表明,益生菌治疗IBD的疗效主要体现在对UC和贮袋炎的治疗,对CD的疗效不明确。益生菌治疗IBD可能通过促进肠道微生物群平衡、改善肠道屏障功能、调节肠道黏膜免疫及营养物质代谢等途径。     

Pim-1在炎症性肠病小鼠结肠组织中的表达研究

目的:观察Pim-1在炎症性肠病发病过程中的动态表达,并观察其与炎症程度的相关性.方法:BALB/c小鼠饮用5％葡聚糖硫酸钠溶液建立急性炎症性肠病模型,分别在第0、1、4、7天取结肠标本,利用real time PCR、免疫组化动态观察Pim-1表达,分析Pim-l的表达和疾病活动指数、组织学炎症评分的相关性.结果:饮用5％葡聚糖硫酸钠7天后成功建立小鼠急性炎症性肠病动物模型;Real time PCR、免疫组化结果显示在饮用5％DSS第4、7天后Pim-1表达较正常组及第1天均明显升高,P＜0.05,而且Pim-1蛋白主要在淋巴细胞、中性粒细胞等炎症细胞表达;Pearson相关分析表明,结肠组织中Pim-1蛋白与疾病活动指数呈正相关(R=0.868,P＜0.01),与组织病理学评分亦呈正相关(R=0.851,P＜0.01).结论:在炎症性肠病起病过程中Pim-1的表达与肠道炎症程度呈正相关,提示Pim-1信号参与肠道炎症反应.     

细胞因子在炎症性肠病中的作用

炎症性肠病(inflammatory bowel disease,IBD)是一组病因未明的以慢性胃肠道炎症为特征的疾病,包括克罗恩病(Crohn's disease,CD)和溃疡性结肠炎(ulcerative colitis,UC)。细胞因子在IBD肠道炎症反应和黏膜免疫反应中起重要作用,目前已成为研究IBD发病机制的热点,本文就其在IBD中的作用作一综述。     

Th17细胞及相关细胞因子在炎症性肠病中的作用

<正>炎症性肠病(inflammatory bowel disease,IBD)包括溃疡性结肠炎(ulcerative colitis,UC)和克罗恩病(Crohn's disease,CD),是严重影响人类健康的慢性消化道疾病,其病因和致病机制尚未明确。越来越多研究表明,遗传易感性和环境因素在UC和CD的发病中起关键作用,可引起肠腔内细菌、抗原等物质移位至黏膜固有层,最终导致黏膜屏障功能异常[1]。     

益生菌治疗炎症性肠病的研究进展

炎症性肠病（inflammatory bowel disease,IBD）主要包括溃疡性结肠炎（ulcerative olitis,UC）和Crohn＇s病（Crohn＇s disease,CD）,近年来随着人们生活水平的提高以及饮食结构的变化,该病在我国的发病率逐年上升.目前研究认为IBD是由基因的易感性,环境因素激发和肠道免疫系统失调等多种因素交互作用引起的消化系统自身免疫性慢性炎症疾病.应用免疫抑制剂作为临床上治疗该病的主要手段已经有了很大的发展,却仍然存在着价格昂贵,毒副作用强,而且并不是对所有患者都有效等问题.长期使用抗生素则因容易引起肠道细菌耐药而导致菌群失调,往往使得IBD的病情更加复杂.临床研究表明IBD患者肠道内存在着严重的菌群失调,通过给予益生菌对局部的微生态环境进行调节,可使病情缓解.本文从炎症性肠病的病因学出发,对目前应用益生菌治疗IBD及其治疗机制的研究进展进行综述.     

肠道菌群在炎症性肠病发病中的作用

炎症性肠病(IBD)是一种非特异性肠道炎症性疾病,其病因和发病机制尚不完全明确。肠道菌群作为一个非常复杂的微生态系统,在IBD的患病机制中扮演着非常重要的角色。本研究就肠道微生态系统、肠道菌群与IBD发病的关系以及肠道菌群调控对IBD的作用的最新进展进行综述。     

粪菌移植在儿童炎症性肠病中的应用

炎症性肠病（IBD）是一种病因尚不明确的非特异性肠道炎症性疾病。越来越多的证据表明肠道菌群失调与IBD的发生发展密切相关。粪菌移植是通过各种方式将健康捐赠者的粪便菌群移植入患者消化道内,旨在重建患者肠道菌群从而达到对肠道内外疾病治疗的目的。肠道微生物稳态及失调在疾病发生发展中发挥作用,其中包括炎症性肠病（IBD）。越来越多的研究报道了FMT在IBD中的治疗作用,现主要阐述粪菌移植在儿童IBD中的应用。     

特定双歧杆菌菌株对炎症性肠病小鼠的影响

为了观察特定双歧杆菌菌株对葡聚糖硫酸钠(DSS)诱导的Balb/c小鼠结肠炎的影响,探讨该双歧杆菌菌株对炎症性肠病(IBD)的防治作用及其可能机制。将小鼠分为3组:正常对照组、模型组(DSS组)、实验组(DSS+Bf组)。用已挑选好的双歧杆菌菌株预先处理小鼠4周后,用4%DSS溶液诱导急性结肠炎。实验结束后,检测每组小鼠结肠的长度及结肠炎炎症程度,利用半定量RT-PCR法检测小鼠肠道派伊尔结细胞中IL-10的表达,利用免疫组化实验检测肠道黏膜中IL-10分泌阳性细胞。结果实验组小鼠结肠的平均长度为7.80 cm±0.21 cm,虽较正常对照组(9.10 cm±0.82 cm)缩短,但较模型组(6.80 cm±0.31 cm)其缩短程度减少;结肠炎炎症程度肉眼评分结果:模型组和实验组分别为8.60±0.24分和6.60±0.68分,两组之间均有显著性差异(P<0.05),显微镜下评分结果为实验组(6.80±0.73分)较模型组(8.80±0.37分)明显减少(P<0.05);实验组小鼠肠道派伊尔结细胞IL-10的表达和肠道黏膜IL-10分泌阳性细胞数明显多于模型组。该实验所用的双歧杆菌菌株减轻了DSS诱导的小鼠肠道炎症反应,并且增强了肠道免疫细胞的IL-10的表达及分泌。     

粪菌移植对溃疡性结肠炎小鼠结肠黏膜Th1/Th2细胞及其细胞因子表达的影响

目的观察粪菌移植(FMT)对结肠炎小鼠结肠组织内Th1/Th2平衡及其细胞因子的影响。方法用葡聚糖硫酸钠(DSS)制备溃疡性结肠炎小鼠模型,共48只雄性C57BL/6小鼠,按3∶2∶1随机分为干预组、对照组和粪便供体组。其中干预组24只小鼠自由饮用2%DSS溶液,第6天时再次称重随机分为3组,每组6只:粪便滤液组(A组)、美沙拉嗪缓释颗粒组(B组)、生理盐水组(C组),并分别灌肠给予粪便滤液(500mg/mL,0.3mL/次)、美沙拉嗪缓释颗粒混悬液(25mg/mL,0.3mL/次)和生理盐水(0.3mL/次),每日2次,连续5d;对照组分为急性结肠炎组(D组)和正常对照组(E组),每组6只,分别自由饮用2%DSS溶液和蒸馏水7d后处死;粪便供体组(F组)正常进食饮水,采集新鲜粪便制作粪便滤液。评估疾病活动指数、脾脏指数、结肠长度和结肠组织病理评分。免疫组化法和酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)分别检测结肠组织Th1/Th2细胞及细胞因子(TNF-α、IFN-γ、IL-4和IL-10)的表达。结果 (1)粪菌移植治疗明显改善结肠挛缩和病理损伤(P0.05),而脾脏指数明显增加(P0.05);(2)粪菌移植使结肠炎小鼠结肠组织的T-bet阳性细胞和Gata-3阳性细胞表达升高,T-bet/Gata-3平衡右移;(3)粪菌移植使结肠炎小鼠结肠组织细胞因子(TNF-α、IFN-γ、IL-4、IL-10)水平下降。结论粪菌移植促进结肠炎小鼠的结肠黏膜修复,可能与调节结肠组织Th1/Th2细胞平衡,下调炎症因子,介导Th2免疫修复有关。     

Pretreatment with alanyl-glutamine suppresses T-helper-cell-associated cytokine expression and reduces inflammatory responses in mice with acute DSS-induced colitis

T-helper (Th) cells play a major role in initiating and shaping the pathologic response in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Glutamine (GLN) is a nutrient with immune-modulating effects. This study investigated the effect of GLN on cytokine expressions and inflammatory responses of three subsets of Th cells in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced IBD. There were one normal control (NC) and two DSS groups. Mice in the DSS groups drank distilled water containing 3% DSS for 5 days, whereas the NC group received distilled water. Mice in the G-DSS group were given intraperitoneal injection of 0.5 g GLN/kg/d for 3 days before receiving DSS water. The other DSS group (C-DSS) received an identical amount of amino acid solution without GLN. After induction of IBD, the mice were allowed to recover for 3 days and then were sacrificed. Blood and colon samples were collected for further analysis. The C-DSS group had higher percentages of blood interleukin (IL)-17A, IL-17F, IL-22, IL-4 and interferon-γ than the NC group. The G-DSS group had lower Th1/Th17/Th2 cytokine expressions, which showed no differences from the NC group. Plasma haptoglobin, colon immunoglobin G and chemokine levels and myeloperoxidase activities were higher in the DSS groups than the NC group. These parameters were significantly lower in the G-DSS than the C-DSS group. These results suggest that pretreatment with GLN suppressed Th-associated cytokine expressions and may consequently reduce inflammatory mediator production and leukocyte infiltration into tissues, thus ameliorating the severity of acute DSS-induced colitis.     

Induction of antigen-specific Th1-biased immune responses by plasmid DNA in schistosoma-infected mice with a preexistent dominant Th2 immune profile

A requisite for vaccines to confer protection against intracellular infections such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis is their capacity to induce Th1 immune responses. However, they may fail to do so in Africa and South East Asia, where most individuals have a dominant preexistent Th2 immune profile, due to persistent helminthic parasitic infections, which may undermine any Th1 response. It is well established that DNA vaccines induce strong Th1 biased immune responses against an encoded antigen, depending on the route and mode of immunization. Here, we demonstrate that intradermal immunization with plasmid DNA encoding beta-gal (pCMV-LacZ) of Schistosoma-infected mice, with preexistent dominant Th2 immune background, induce a strong Th1 anti-beta-gal response, as opposed to immunized with beta-gal only. Importantly, the established protective Th2 immune response to schistosomes was not disrupted. These findings strongly support the possibility of using plasmid DNA as a Th1 inducing adjuvant when immunizing populations with a strong preexistent Th2 immune profile.     

凝结芽孢杆菌-乳果糖合生元对DSS诱导的溃疡性结肠炎小鼠肠道健康的影响

[目的]旨在探究凝结芽孢杆菌-乳果糖合生元对葡聚糖硫酸钠(dextran sodium sulfate,DSS)诱导的溃疡性结肠炎小鼠临床体征、肠道形态和肠道菌群结构的影响.[方法]选取24只初始体重为(22.96±1.87)g的7周龄雄性C57/BL6小鼠,随机分为4组,每组6只,即CON组、DSS组(连续5 d饮用...     

Th1 and Th2 cells are required for both eosinophil- and neutrophil-associated airway inflammatory responses in mice

Most current animal models focus on eosinophil-mediated asthma, despite compelling evidence that a neutrophil-mediated disease occurs in some asthma patients. Using intranasal challenge of mice sensitized either orally or nasally with whole peanut protein extract in the presence of cholera toxin, we developed mouse models of eosinophil- and neutrophil-mediated asthma, respectively. In this study, mice deficient in Th1 (IL-12 and IFN-gamma) or Th2 (IL-4 and IL-13) pathways were used to characterize the role played by Th1 and Th2 cytokines during the initial priming phase in the two models. Antigen-specific Ab responses were controlled primarily by Th2 cytokines in mice sensitized by the oral route, whereas Th1 cytokines appeared to play a predominant role in mice sensitized by the nasal route. Furthermore, the absence of key Th1 or Th2 cytokines during the initial phase of priming reduced lung reactivity in both mouse models of airway inflammation.     

鼠衣原体改善DSS诱导的小鼠溃疡性结肠炎的作用研究

【目的】探讨鼠衣原体(Chlamydia muridarum)对小鼠溃疡性结肠炎的作用。【方法】取15只雌性C57BL/6J小鼠随机分为3组,每组5只动物,分别为空白对照组(Control)、肠炎模型组(DSS)、实验组(CM+DSS)。选取CM+DSS组小鼠予以2×10⁵ IFU的鼠衣原体灌胃处理,并在其感染后第29天开始,给予DSS组和CM+DSS组的小鼠2%DSS饮水,持续5d,每天监测小鼠体重和肠炎疾病评分,实验结束后检测小鼠结肠长度和结肠组织炎性改变。【结果】肠炎模型组的小鼠均表现出典型的肠炎症状(包括体重减轻、肠炎疾病评分、结肠长度和组织炎性改变);而经鼠衣原体预处理的小鼠(CM+DSS组)肠炎症状显著减轻,表现在肠炎疾病评分降低,体重和结肠长度有所恢复,肠组织炎性损伤减轻。【结论】鼠衣原体对DSS诱导的小鼠溃疡性结肠炎具有改善作用。     

Involvement of IL-17A in the pathogenesis of DSS-induced colitis in mice

To investigate the etiological implication of IL-17A in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) was administered to the mice deficient for the IL-17A gene. They showed only faint manifestations of colitis, as revealed by body weight loss, shrinkage in the colon length, serum haptoglobin concentration, and disease activity index. Although the mortality rate of WT mice reached approximately 60%, more than 90% of the IL-17A KO mice survived the DSS treatment. Histological change was also marginal in the IL-17A KO intestine, in which epithelial damage and inflammatory infiltrates were not obvious and the myeloperoxidase activity elevated only slightly. G-CSF and MCP-1 were abundantly produced in WT mouse intestine, whereas the production of these chemokines was drastically hampered in IL-17A-null intestine. The present results show that IL-17A plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of DSS-induced colitis, while MCP-1 and G-CSF may be crucially involved in the IL-17A-induced inflammation.     

Roxadustat protect mice from DSS-induced colitis in vivo by up-regulation of TLR4

BackgroundThe incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is growing in the population. At present, the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease remains unclear, and there is no effective and low-toxic therapeutic drug. The role of the PHD-HIF pathway in relieving DSS-induced colitis is gradually being explored.MethodsWild-type C57BL/6 mice were used as a model of DSS-induced colitis to explore the important role of Roxadustat in alleviating DSS-induced colitis. High-throughput RNA-Seq and qRT-PCR methods were used to screen and verify the key differential genes in the colon of mice between normal saline (NS) and Roxadustat groups.ResultsRoxadustat could alleviate DSS-induced colitis. Compared with the mice in the NS group, TLR4 were significantly up-regulated in the Roxadustat group. TLR4 KO mice were used to verify the role of TLR4 in the alleviation of DSS-induced colitis by Roxadustat.ConclusionRoxadustat has a repairing effect on DSS-induced colitis, and may alleviate DSS-induced colitis by targeting the TLR4 pathway and promote intestinal stem cell proliferation.     

一株猪肠道Lactobacillus animalis LGM对结肠炎小鼠Th细胞分化转录因子基因表达的影响

【目的】从体外和体内研究Lactobacillus animalis LGM对Th细胞分化转录因子T-bet、GATA-3、ROR-γt和Foxp3的调节作用,以及探究L. animalis LGM对小鼠结肠炎的影响。【方法】本试验采用改良型的Hungate滚管技术从猪结肠内容物中分离一株L. animalis LGM,根据其16S rRNA序列进行鉴定。收集L. animalis LGM培养液上清,与细菌脂多糖(LPS,2μg/mL)同时孵育Caco-2细胞24 h,体外研究L. animalis LGM对Caco-2细胞内Th细胞分化转录因子(T-bet,GATA3,ROR-γt和Foxp3) mRNA表达的影响;配制L. animalis LGM细菌悬液,研究L. animalis LGM灌胃对DSS诱导结肠炎小鼠症状及结肠Th细胞分化转录因子和细胞因子(IFN-γ,IL-4,IL-17和IL-10) mRNA表达的影响,表达结果采用荧光定量PCR法检测。【结果】与对照组相比,L.animalisLGM培养液上清显著上调Caco-2细胞内ROR-γt与Foxp3 mRNA表达(P0.05),显著下调GATA3、IL-4、IL-17和TGF-βmRNA表达(P0.05)。L. animalis LGM灌胃显著上调小鼠结肠内ROR-γt和Foxp3的表达(P0.05),显著降低了促炎因子IL-4和IL-17的表达(P0.05),阻止了小鼠结肠长度缩短(P0.05)。【结论】猪肠道分离L. animalis LGM表现出对Th细胞分化转录因子的选择性调节,显著上调Caco-2细胞及结肠炎小鼠ROR-γt与Foxp3mRNA表达。降低DSS诱导结肠炎小鼠炎症水平,对DSS诱导结肠炎起保护作用,有助于维护肠道环境稳态。