title: Effect of oral administration of Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens MDT-1 on experimental enterocolitis in mice.
abstract: Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens MDT-1, a butyrate-producing strain, was evaluated for use as a probiotic to prevent enterocolitis. Oral administration of the MDT-1 strain (10(9) CFU/dose) alleviated the symptoms of colitis (including body weight loss, diarrhea, bloody stool, organic disorder, and mucosal damage) that are induced in mice drinking water that contains 3.0% dextran sulfate sodium. In addition, myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity levels in colonic tissue were reduced, suggesting that MDT-1 mitigates bowel inflammation. The addition of MDT-1 culture supernatant inhibited the growth of nine clinical isolates of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli that could potentially cause enterocolitis. Infection of mice with C. coli 11580-3, one of the isolates inhibited by MDT-1 in vitro, resulted in diarrhea, mucosal damage, increased MPO activity levels in colonic tissue, increased numbers of C. coli in the cecum, and decreased body weight gain. However, administration of MDT-1 to mice, prior to and during C. coli infection, reduced these effects. These results suggest that Campylobacter-induced enterocolitis can be alleviated by using B. fibrisolvens as a probiotic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Life Science, College of Agriculture, Meiji University, Higashimita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki 214-8571, Japan.
authors.forename: Sou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohkawara
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: Kousuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Narito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asanuma
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hino
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D045856:Butyrivibrio / Q000276:immunology; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D016264:Dextran Sulfate; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D019936:Probiotics / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D016264:Dextran Sulfate