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Ahmed Abdelmaksoud A, Nafady A, Ezzeldin Sayed Bazeed S, Khalefa M, Elsamman MK, Abdelrhman Sayed MA, Qubaisy HM, Ghweil AA, Aref ZF. Lactoferrin versus Long-Acting Penicillin in Reducing Elevated Anti-Streptolysin O Titer in Cases of Tonsillopharyngitis. Infect Drug Resist 2022; 15:5257-5263. [PMID: 36097531 PMCID: PMC9464002 DOI: 10.2147/idr.s376401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Beta-Hemolytic streptococci are the most frequent bacteria causing tonsillitis. Lactoferrin may play a role in the treatment of chronic tonsillitis due to its direct antimicrobial activity. Objective To assess the possible role of lactoferrin in reduction of raised serum Anti-Streptolysin O Titer (ASOT) in cases of chronic tonsillopharyngitis in comparison to long acting penicillin. Methods This study included 117 children with tonsillopharyngitis with high ASOT randomly divided into three groups; group 1 treated with lactoferrin, group 2 treated with long acting penicillin and group 3 treated with both drugs. For all patients ASOT was measured after three and six months of starting treatment. Results This study included 60 males and 57 females with the mean age (8.5 ± 2.4). There is statistically significant reduction in ASOT in all groups after three months of treatment. ASOT after 3 months was significantly lower in group1 (370±440) and group 3 (350±450) in comparison to group 2 (420±560) with p value 0.02, 0.004, respectively, with no significant difference in comparing group 1 to group 3 p value 0.4. Also, ASO titre after 6 months was significantly lower in group1 (350±420) and group 3 (340±440) in comparison to group 2 (420±550) with p value 0.02, 0.007, respectively, with no significant difference in comparing group 1 to group 3 p value 0.5. In comparing ASOT at three months and six months of treatment in the three studied groups; it decreased by 2% in group 1, and 1.6% in group 3 and no change in group 2. Conclusion Lactoferrin alone or in combination with long acting penicillin is safe and more effective than long acting penicillin alone in reducing ASOT. Treatment for six months with lactoferrin alone or in combination with long acting penicillin could offer a better response.
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- Clinical and Chemical Pathology, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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- ENT, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.,Department and Institution, ENT Department, Clinical and Chemical Chemistry Department Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt
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Skarpańska-Stejnborn A, Cieślicka M, Dziewiecka H, Kujawski S, Marcinkiewicz A, Trzeciak J, Basta P, Maciejewski D, Latour E. Effects of Long-Term Supplementation of Bovine Colostrum on the Immune System in Young Female Basketball Players. Randomized Trial. Nutrients 2020; 13:nu13010118. [PMID: 33396972 PMCID: PMC7823942 DOI: 10.3390/nu13010118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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An intensive physical exercise program could lead to a decrease in immune system function. Effects of long-term supplementation of bovine colostrum on the response of immune function on physical exercise test in athletes were examined. Twenty-seven elite female basketball players (age 16–19) were randomly assigned to either an experimental group or a control group. Eventually, n = 11 athletes completed intervention in the experimental group (3.2 g bovine colostrum orally twice a day for 24 weeks), while n = 9 athletes in the control group were given a placebo. Before the supplementation, after 3 and 6 months, subjects performed the physical exercise stress test. Before, just after, and 3 h after physical exercise testing, blood was drawn and immune system indicators were examined. Plasma interleukin (IL)-1alpha, IL-2, IL-10, IL-13, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha, creatine kinase (CK MM), immunoglobulin G (IgG), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), and WBC, lymphocyte (LYM), monocyte (MON), and granulocyte (GRA) were measured. A statistically significant change in IL-10 in response to the exercise program during the supplementation period in both groups was observed (p = 0.01). However, the results of the rest of the comparisons were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). Contrary to our initial hypothesis, there were no significant effects of bovine supplementation on the dynamics of immune system function indicators.
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- Anna Skarpańska-Stejnborn
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, Estkowskiego 13, 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland;
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Physiology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland;
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, Estkowskiego 13, 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland;
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, Ergonomy and Postgraduate Education, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland;
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- Central Research Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, Estkowskiego 13, 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland; (A.M.); (J.T.)
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- Central Research Laboratory, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, Estkowskiego 13, 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland; (A.M.); (J.T.)
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, Estkowskiego 13, 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland; (P.B.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, Estkowskiego 13, 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland; (P.B.); (D.M.)
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Culture in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poznan University of Physical Education, Estkowskiego 13, 66-400 Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland;
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The effect of dietary bovine colostrum on respiratory syncytial virus infection and immune responses following the infection in the mouse. J Microbiol 2015; 53:661-6. [PMID: 26310306 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-015-5353-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) is the most common cause of respiratory tract infection among young children because of immature T cell immunity of them against hRSV. CD8 T cells play a pivotal role in clearing hRSV and preventing subsequent infection. We examined the effects of dietary bovine colostrum on virus infection and CD8 T cell responses following hRSV infection in the mouse model. Mice received bovine colostrum for 14 days prior to hRSV challenge, and lung indexes (severity of symptom) and lung virus titers were analyzed. In addition, the activation of CD8 T cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (BALFs) of mice receiving bovine colostrum were compared with those in the BALFs of mice receiving phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or ribavirin, post virus challenge. The severity of infection and lung virus titers were reduced in the mice receiving bovine colostrum, compared to those receiving PBS. Moreover CD8 T cell responses were selectively enhanced in the former. Our results suggest that dietary bovine colostrum exerts the effects to inhibit hRSV and ameliorate the symptom by hRSV infection, and enhances the CD8 T cell response during the hRSV infection.
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Effect of dietary bovine colostrum on the responses of immune cells to stimulation with bacterial lipopolysaccharide. Arch Pharm Res 2015; 37:494-500. [PMID: 24234910 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-013-0255-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Accepted: 09/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Previous studies have revealed that ingestion of bovine colostrum is effective in preventing pathogens from invading through the gastrointestinal tract (GI) and modulating the mucosal immunity of the GI tract, indicating that its effect is principally local. Thus it is unclear if ingestion of bovine colostrum can affect the systemic immune system. In this study, we investigated the effect of taking bovine colostrum (vs phosphate-buffered saline) for 14 days on the behavior of the immune cells of mice. Isolated splenocytes, which are pivotal cells of systemic immunity, were then stimulated with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide. Bovine colostrum significantly reduced NK cell and monocyte activities and lymphoproliferaltive responses to LPS stimulation. Thus dietary bovine colostrum renders immune cells less responsive to LPS stimulation. Dietary bovine colostrum thus affects the systemic immune system and may have anti-inflammatory actions.
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Siqueiros-Cendón T, Arévalo-Gallegos S, Iglesias-Figueroa BF, García-Montoya IA, Salazar-Martínez J, Rascón-Cruz Q. Immunomodulatory effects of lactoferrin. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2014; 35:557-66. [PMID: 24786230 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2013.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Lactoferrin (Lf) is an iron-binding glycoprotein of the transferrin family, which is expressed in most biological fluids with particularly high levels in mammalian milk. Its multiple activities lie in its capacity to bind iron and to interact with the molecular and cellular components of hosts and pathogens. Lf can bind and sequester lipopolysaccharides, thus preventing pro-inflammatory pathway activation, sepsis and tissue damages. Lf is also considered a cell-secreted mediator that bridges the innate and adaptive immune responses. In the recent years much has been learned about the mechanisms by which Lf exerts its activities. This review summarizes the recent advances in understanding the mechanisms underlying the multifunctional roles of Lf, and provides a future perspective on its potential prophylactic and therapeutic applications.
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Nissen A, Bendixen E, Ingvartsen KL, Røntved CM. In-depth analysis of low abundant proteins in bovine colostrum using different fractionation techniques. Proteomics 2012; 12:2866-78. [DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Asger Nissen
- Department of Large Animal Sciences; Faculty of Life Sciences; University of Copenhagen; Tåstrup Denmark
- Department of Animal Science; Faculty of Science and Technology; Aarhus University; Tjele Denmark
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- Department of Animal Science; Faculty of Science and Technology; Aarhus University; Tjele Denmark
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- Department of Animal Science; Faculty of Science and Technology; Aarhus University; Tjele Denmark
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- Department of Animal Science; Faculty of Science and Technology; Aarhus University; Tjele Denmark
- CMR On-Site RD; Aalborg Øst Denmark
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A novel extract from bovine colostrum whey supports anti-bacterial and anti-viral innate immune functions in vitro and in vivo: I. Enhanced immune activity in vitro translates to improved microbial clearance in animal infection models. Prev Med 2012; 54 Suppl:S116-23. [PMID: 22227281 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2011] [Revised: 12/12/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate effects on the innate immune system after exposure to, a consumable low-molecular weight fraction (CLMWF) of immunoglobulin-depleted bovine colostrum whey. METHODOLOGY Cell-based immune assays were performed in vitro, and host resistance towards bacterial and viral infection was evaluated in two mouse studies. RESULTS In vitro data showed a multimodal effect, as CLMWF treatment resulted in a rapid increase in phagocytosis. CLMWF increased chemotaxis of polymorphonuclear cells towards the bacterial peptide f-MLP. CLMWF treatment of natural killer cells increased expression of the CD69 activation marker. Mononuclear phagocytes showed decreased numbers of CD14(bright) and increased number of CD14(dim) cells. The remaining CD14(bright) cells showed reduced expression of CD80 and CD86, whereas CD14(dim) cells showed increased expression of CD80 and CD86, suggesting dendritic cell maturation. Mouse models were applied to evaluate the immune-modulating capacity of CLMWF when consumed acutely during bacterial (Streptococcus) and viral (Influenza) infections in vivo. Reduced bacterial and viral loads were observed in lungs within 24h. Viral load was also reduced when CLMWF was introduced intranasally. CONCLUSION The data suggest that the support of antimicrobial immune defense mechanisms and maturation of antigen-presenting cells in vitro translates to protection in vivo when product is introduced across mucosal membranes.
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Csanaky K, Banki E, Szabadfi K, Reglodi D, Tarcai I, Czegledi L, Helyes Z, Ertl T, Gyarmati J, Szanto Z, Zapf I, Sipos E, Shioda S, Tamas A. Changes in PACAP immunoreactivity in human milk and presence of PAC1 receptor in mammary gland during lactation. J Mol Neurosci 2012; 48:631-7. [PMID: 22539193 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-012-9779-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a neuropeptide with widespread occurrence in the nervous system and peripheral organs, including the mammary gland. Previously, we have shown that PACAP38 is present in the human milk at higher levels than in respective blood samples. However, it is not known how PACAP levels and the expression of PAC1 receptor change during lactation. Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate PACAP38-like immunoreactivity (PACAP38-LI) in human colostrums and transitional and mature milk during lactation and to compare the expression of PAC1 receptors in lactating and non-lactating mammary glands. We found that PACAP38-LI was significantly higher in human colostrum samples than in the transitional and mature milk. PACAP38-LI did not show any significant changes within the first 10-month period of lactation, but a significant increase was observed thereafter, up to the examined 17th month. Weak expression of PAC1 receptors was detected in non-lactating sheep and human mammary glands, but a significant increase was observed in the lactating sheep samples. In summary, the present study is the first to show changes of PACAP levels in human milk during lactation. The presence of PACAP in the milk suggests a potential role in the development of newborn, while the increased expressions of PAC1 receptors on lactating breast may indicate a PACAP38/PAC1 interaction in the mammary gland during lactation.
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- Katalin Csanaky
- Department of Anatomy, PTE-MTA Lendulet PACAP Research Group, University of Pecs, 7624 Pecs, Szigeti ut 12, Hungary
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Effect of orally administered bovine colostrum on cytokine production in vivo and in vitro in immunosuppressed mice. Int Dairy J 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2010.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Post-weaning effects of milk and milk components on the intestinal mucosa in inflammation. Mutat Res 2009; 690:64-70. [PMID: 20036674 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2009.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2009] [Revised: 12/14/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Many milk-derived components have immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties, and some of these reduce intestinal inflammation when orally administered to animal models of colitis. However, the potential for ruminant milk or milk components to benefit people with intestinal inflammatory disorders (such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease) has not been well-researched. This review describes published research into mechanisms by which ruminant milk and its components may have beneficial effects when consumed by people who have intestinal inflammation.
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Shing CM, Peake JM, Suzuki K, Jenkins DG, Coombes JS. Bovine Colostrum Modulates Cytokine Production in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Stimulated with Lipopolysaccharide and Phytohemagglutinin. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2009; 29:37-44. [DOI: 10.1089/jir.2008.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Cecilia M. Shing
- School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
- Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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- School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Boudry C, Buldgen A, Portetelle D, Collard A, Théwis A, Dehoux JP. Effects of oral supplementation with bovine colostrum on the immune system of weaned piglets. Res Vet Sci 2006; 83:91-101. [PMID: 17187836 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2006.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2006] [Revised: 10/05/2006] [Accepted: 11/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of bovine colostrum supplementation on the immune system of weaned piglets in a context of a full ban of in-feed antibiotics. After weaning at 21 days, 24 outbred piglets were fed with a diet supplemented daily for three weeks with 0, 1 or 5 g of colostrum. Feed intake, growth performance, haematological parameters, and serum and local anti-colostrum immunoglobulin levels were examined. Lymphocytes from the blood, spleen, and gut-associated lymphoid were analysed for phenotype as well as for their ability to produce cytokines. The stimulation index (SI) of mononuclear cells from different organs was obtained after colostral or mitogenic stimulation. Feed intake, growth, and haematological parameters were not significantly affected by colostrum. Total serum IgA levels were increased after colostrum supplementation, with a transient decrease in total IgG. Local anti-colostrum immunization was observed in colostrum-fed piglets. The CD21+/CD3+ cells populations of the ileal Peyer's patch (iPP) were markedly affected. The SI of lymphocyte populations changed significantly whereas, naive blood lymphocytes were not stimulated in vitro in the presence of bovine colostrum, suggesting local anti-colostrum immunization and an absence of direct mitogenic effects of the colostrum. Both Th1 and Th2 cytokine production was present in the different organs of colostrum-fed piglets. Bovine colostrum especially stimulated iPP cells.
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- C Boudry
- Animal Husbandry Unit, Agricultural University, Passage des Déportés 2, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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Shing CM, Peake J, Suzuki K, Okutsu M, Pereira R, Stevenson L, Jenkins DG, Coombes JS. Effects of bovine colostrum supplementation on immune variables in highly trained cyclists. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2006; 102:1113-22. [PMID: 17095643 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00553.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of low-dose bovine colostrum protein concentrate (CPC) supplementation on selected immune variables in cyclists. Twenty-nine highly trained male road cyclists completed an initial 40-km time trial (TT(40)) and were then randomly assigned to either a supplement (n = 14, 10 g bovine CPC/day) or placebo group (n = 15, 10 g whey protein concentrate/day). After 5 wk of supplementation, the cyclists completed a second TT(40). They then completed 5 consecutive days of high-intensity training (HIT) that included a TT(40), followed by a final TT(40) in the following week. Venous blood and saliva samples were collected immediately before and after each TT(40), and upper respiratory illness symptoms were recorded over the experimental period. Compared with the placebo group, bovine CPC supplementation significantly increased preexercise serum soluble TNF receptor 1 during the HIT period (bovine CPC = 882 +/- 233 pg/ml, placebo = 468 +/- 139 pg/ml; P = 0.039). Supplementation also suppressed the postexercise decrease in cytotoxic/suppressor T cells during the HIT period (bovine CPC = -1.0 +/- 2.7%, placebo = -9.2 +/- 2.8%; P = 0.017) and during the following week (bovine CPC = 1.4 +/- 2.9%, placebo = -8.2 +/- 2.8%; P = 0.004). Bovine CPC supplementation prevented a postexercise decrease in serum IgG(2) concentration at the end of the HIT period (bovine CPC = 4.8 +/- 6.8%, P = 0.88; placebo = -9.7 +/- 6.9%, P = 0.013). There was a trend toward reduced incidence of upper respiratory illness symptoms in the bovine CPC group (P = 0.055). In summary, low-dose bovine CPC supplementation modulates immune parameters during normal training and after an acute period of intense exercise, which may have contributed to the trend toward reduced upper respiratory illness in the bovine CPC group.
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- Cecilia M Shing
- School of Human Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia 4072.
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Mizubuchi H, Yajima T, Aoi N, Tomita T, Yoshikai Y. Isomalto-oligosaccharides polarize Th1-like responses in intestinal and systemic immunity in mice. J Nutr 2005; 135:2857-61. [PMID: 16317132 DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.12.2857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Isomalto-oligosaccharides (IMO) belong to a group of prebiotics that significantly increase the number of protective gut microflora. In the present study, we investigated the effects of IMO on intestinal and systemic immunity in mice. When mice were fed a diet supplemented with 20% IMO for 4 wk, the number of lactobacilli and the levels of IgA in feces were greater than those of mice fed the control diet (P < 0.05). Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production by intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (i-IEL) in response to T-cell receptor (TCR) triggering was greater in mice fed IMO than in controls (P < 0.05), indicating T helper-1 (Th1) polarization of intestinal immunity by IMO. The proportion of natural killer (NK) T cells in the liver mononuclear cells (MNC), and the production of IFN-gamma by the liver MNC in response to TCR triggering were greater in mice fed IMO than in controls (P < 0.05), suggesting that the Th1/Th2 balance was shifted toward the Th1 lineage by IMO in systemic immunity. Furthermore, the proportion and activity of NK cells were greater in the spleens of the mice fed IMO than in the controls. Dietary IMO protected the mice from gamma-irradiation-induced lethality, accompanied by an inhibition of the translocation of Enterobacteriaceae. Notably, when mouse macrophage-like J774.1 cells were cultured with Lactobacillus gasseri in the presence of IMO, interleukin (IL)-12 production was greater than in the absence of IMO. These results suggest that IMO, in synergy with lactobacilli, upregulate the Th1 response and beneficially modulate host defense.
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- Hiroyuki Mizubuchi
- Division of Host Defense, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
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