title: Antagonistic activities of lactobacilli against Helicobacter pylori growth and infection in human gastric epithelial cells.
abstract: Lactobacilli have positive effects on bowel microflora and health in humans and animals. In this study, the antagonistic activities of Lactobacillus gasseri Chen, and L. plantarum 18 were assessed by agar plate diffusion assay and tests that determined the growth and urease activity of Helicobacter pylori cocultured with lactobacilli and the adherence of H. pylori to human gastric epithelial cells in the presence of lactobacilli. The results showed that the 2 Lactobacillus strains had significant anti-H.pylori activity, and this activity may be contributed by the cell-free supernatants (CFS) of lactobacilli and live Lactobacillus strains in vitro. The antagonistic activity of the CFS against H. pylori depended on the pH and the presence of metabolites, such as organic acids and proteases. Our results also indicated that 2 Lactobacillus strains could inhibit H. pylori adherence human gastric epithelial cells.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Helicobacter pylori causes chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and gastric cancer, and it infects about 50% of the world's population. Lactobacilli have been reported to have an inhibitory effect on H. pylori and can be used as probiotic to manufacture dairy products preventing H. pylori infection.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiao-ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Fengwei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Qiuxiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: He-ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000898:Antibiosis; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D002474:Cell-Free System / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D018920:Coculture Techniques; D005285:Fermentation; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D048191:Lactiplantibacillus plantarum / Q000201:enzymology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000378:metabolism; D019936:Probiotics / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D014510:Urease / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases; D014510:Urease