Bifidobacterium lactis BL-99 modulates intestinal inflammation and functions in zebrafish models

PLoS One. 2022 Feb 16;17(2):e0262942. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262942. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

This study was designed to explore the therapeutics and the mechanisms of a patented and marked gastric acid and intestine juice-resistant probiotics Bifidobacterium lactis BL-99 (B. lactis BL-99) on the intestinal inflammation and functions in the zebrafish models. After feeding for 6 hours, B. lactis BL-99 was fully retained in the larval zebrafish intestinal tract and stayed for over 24 hours. B. lactis BL-99 promoted the intestinal motility and effectively alleviated aluminum sulfate-induced larval zebrafish constipation (p < 0.01). Irregular high glucose diet induced adult zebrafish intestinal functional and metabolic disorders. After fed with B. lactis BL-99, IL-1β gene expression was significantly down-regulated, and IL-10 and IL-12 gene levels were markedly up-regulated in this model (p < 0.05). The intestinal lipase activity was elevated in the adult zebrafish intestinal functional disorder model after B. lactis BL-99 treatment (p < 0.05), but tryptase content had no statistical changes (p > 0.05). B. lactis BL-99 improved the histopathology of the adult zebrafish intestinal inflammation, increased the goblet cell numbers, and up-and-down metabolites were markedly recovered after treatment of B. lactis BL-99 (p < 0.05). These results suggest that B. lactis BL-99 could relieve intestinal inflammation and promote intestinal functions, at least in part, through modulating intestinal and microbial metabolism to maintain intestinal health.

MeSH terms

  • Alum Compounds / toxicity
  • Animals
  • Bifidobacterium / physiology*
  • Constipation / chemically induced
  • Constipation / pathology
  • Constipation / therapy
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Down-Regulation / drug effects
  • Gastrointestinal Motility / drug effects
  • Glucose / pharmacology
  • Inflammation / chemically induced
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Inflammation / therapy*
  • Interleukin-10 / genetics
  • Interleukin-10 / metabolism
  • Interleukin-1beta / genetics
  • Interleukin-1beta / metabolism
  • Intestines / metabolism*
  • Intestines / microbiology
  • Intestines / pathology
  • Larva / drug effects
  • Larva / metabolism
  • Probiotics / pharmacology
  • Probiotics / therapeutic use*
  • Up-Regulation / drug effects
  • Zebrafish / growth & development

Substances

  • Alum Compounds
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Interleukin-10
  • aluminum sulfate
  • Glucose

Grants and funding

The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.