title: Effect of a probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum TN8 strain on trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid-induced colitis in rats.
abstract: This study aimed to investigate the potential effects of an oral treatment by a newly isolated probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum TN8 strain on trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis in Wistar rats. Thus, 18 rats were divided into three groups (n = 6 per group): group 1 (control) - rats not receiving TNBS application; group 2 - rats receiving an intrarectal TNBS infusion (100 mg/kg TNBS dissolved in ethanol); and group 3 - rats treated with intragastrical TN8 strain once per day (for 5 days before TNBS induction). The performance and the effects of the probiotic treatment were evaluated using a series of histological, biophysical and biochemical analyses. The results have shown that the treatment with the L. plantarum TN8 strain improves the body weight and reduces the diarrhoea, colonic mucosal inflammation and colon shortening. TN8-treated rats showed a significant decrease in the total cholesterol content from 1.86 (for group 2) to 1.32 mmol/l and in triglyceride (TG) content from 2.09 (for group 2) to 1.23 mmol/l. Furthermore, the findings revealed that the high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol contents increased from 0.95 to 1.02 mmol/l. The histological studies have confirmed that the architecture of the liver and kidney tissues of the TN8-treated rats were found to be improved. Overall, the results suggest that the L. plantarum TN8 presents promising perspectives for the development of safe and cost-effective agents for the prevention or alleviation of several intestinal pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microorganisms and Biomolecules (LMB), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Trabelsi
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Enzyme Engineering and Microbiology, National School of Engineering of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ktari
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microorganisms and Biomolecules (LMB), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben Slima
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Unit, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamden
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Microorganisms and Biomolecules (LMB), Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ben Salah
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003092:Colitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D007249:Inflammation / Q000628:therapy; D048191:Lactiplantibacillus plantarum / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014302:Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D014302:Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid
keywords: 2, 4, 6-trinitrobenzene sulphonic acid; Colitis; L. plantarumTN8