BACKGROUND/AIMS: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs cause enterocyte damage inducing an increase of intestinal permeability. Tight junctions are the key structures in the permeability of the intestinal mucosa. ZO-1 is a tight junction associated protein considered a good marker of their integrity. It has been suggested that probiotics could play a protective role in the intestinal barrier function. We determined, in vitro, whether the heat-killed Lactobacillus acidophilus strain LB (LaLB) with its spent culture supernatant protects tight junctions of HT-29 cells from aspirin (ASA) damage. METHODS: HT-29 cells were treated with ASA alone or ASA and LaLB with its spent culture supernatant together. Morphological alterations of tight junctions were evaluated by immunofluorescence using an anti-ZO-1 antibody. Moreover, a semiquantitative assay for ZO-1 was performed by Western blot. RESULTS: Immunofluorescence analysis showed a fragmented and granulous ZO-1 staining, after ASA treatment. Using both ASA and LaLB with its spent culture supernatant together, we found a fine continuous linear web at cell-cell contacts similarly to control. Western blot revealed that ASA inhibited ZO-1 expression and LaLB with its spent culture supernatant counteracted this effect. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study shows, for the first time, the protective effect of LaLB with its spent culture supernatant on tight junctions from ASA damage. These results suggest that probiotics could play a role in the prevention of ASA-induced alterations of intestinal permeability.

Montalto, M., Maggiano, N. G., Ricci, R., Curigliano, V., Santoro, L., Di Nicuolo, F., Vecchio, F., Gasbarrini, A., Gasbarrini, G. B., Lactobacillus acidophilus protects tight junctions from aspirin damage in HT-29 cells, <<DIGESTION>>, 2004; 69 (4): 225-228. [doi:10.1159/000079152] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/20983]

Lactobacillus acidophilus protects tight junctions from aspirin damage in HT-29 cells

Montalto, Massimo;Maggiano, Nicola Giuseppe;Ricci, Roberta;Curigliano, Valentina;Santoro, Luca;Di Nicuolo, Fiorella;Gasbarrini, Antonio;Gasbarrini, Giovanni Battista
2004

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs cause enterocyte damage inducing an increase of intestinal permeability. Tight junctions are the key structures in the permeability of the intestinal mucosa. ZO-1 is a tight junction associated protein considered a good marker of their integrity. It has been suggested that probiotics could play a protective role in the intestinal barrier function. We determined, in vitro, whether the heat-killed Lactobacillus acidophilus strain LB (LaLB) with its spent culture supernatant protects tight junctions of HT-29 cells from aspirin (ASA) damage. METHODS: HT-29 cells were treated with ASA alone or ASA and LaLB with its spent culture supernatant together. Morphological alterations of tight junctions were evaluated by immunofluorescence using an anti-ZO-1 antibody. Moreover, a semiquantitative assay for ZO-1 was performed by Western blot. RESULTS: Immunofluorescence analysis showed a fragmented and granulous ZO-1 staining, after ASA treatment. Using both ASA and LaLB with its spent culture supernatant together, we found a fine continuous linear web at cell-cell contacts similarly to control. Western blot revealed that ASA inhibited ZO-1 expression and LaLB with its spent culture supernatant counteracted this effect. CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study shows, for the first time, the protective effect of LaLB with its spent culture supernatant on tight junctions from ASA damage. These results suggest that probiotics could play a role in the prevention of ASA-induced alterations of intestinal permeability.
2004
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Montalto, M., Maggiano, N. G., Ricci, R., Curigliano, V., Santoro, L., Di Nicuolo, F., Vecchio, F., Gasbarrini, A., Gasbarrini, G. B., Lactobacillus acidophilus protects tight junctions from aspirin damage in HT-29 cells, <<DIGESTION>>, 2004; 69 (4): 225-228. [doi:10.1159/000079152] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/20983]
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