Lactobacillus acidophilus Improves Intestinal Inflammation in an Acute Colitis Mouse Model by Regulation of Th17 and Treg Cell Balance and Fibrosis Development

• Published in: Journal of medicinal food
• Main Authors: Park, Jin-Sil, Choi, JeongWon, Jhun, JooYeon, Kwon, Ji Ye, Lee, Bo-In, Yang, Chul Woo, Park, Sung-Hwan, Cho, Mi-La
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2018
• Subjects: fibrosis; Th17 cell; Treg cell; inflammatory bowel disease; L. acidophilus

Disruption of the balance among the microbiota, epithelial cells, and resident immune cells in the intestine is involved in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Probiotics exert protective effects against IBD, and probiotic commensal Lactobacillus species are common inhabitants of t...