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Probiotic yogurt in the elderly with intestinal bacterial overgrowth: endotoxaemia and innate immune functions

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Schiffrin, Eduardo J., Parlesak, Alexandr, Bode, Christiane, Christian Bode, J., van't Hof, Martin A., Grathwohl, Dominik, Guigoz, Yves·2008·British Journal of Nutrition

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A study was conducted in healthy elderly living independently in senior housing to assess the impact of a probiotic yoghurt supplement on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Twenty-three participants with positive and thirteen participants with negative hydrogen breath test were studied before and after a period of 4 weeks of probiotic yoghurt administration. Intestinal permeability, plasma endotoxin levels, phagocytic activity of leucocytes, cytokine production by monocytes and free radical response of neutrophils were determined. Intestinal permeability was similar for the two groups and was unaffected by probiotic treatment. Both plasma endotoxin levels and the basal phagocytic activity of leucocytes decreased after yoghurt intake in the two groups. Exposure of monocytes and neutrophils ex vivo led to an increased cytokine response and free radical response, respectively. The normalisation of the various cytokine responses was more apparent in the group with positive breath test. In addition, the plasma levels of lipoplysaccharide binding protein and soluble CD14, lipoplysaccharide pattern recognition receptors and surrogate markers of lipoplysaccharide permeability were diminished by the end of the study. In conclusion, probiotic administration in the elderly normalises the response to endotoxin, and modulates activation markers in blood phagocytes, and therefore may help reduce low-grade chronic inflammation.

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  • Increased exposure to gut microbiome-derived LPS (endotoxemia) may occur in the elderly, in whom it is diminished by yogurt consumption.

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Authors
Schiffrin, E. J., Parlesak, A., Bode, C., Christian Bode, J., van't Hof, M. A., Grathwohl, D., & Guigoz, Y.
Affiliations
  • Nestlé (Switzerland) (CH)
  • University of Hohenheim (DE)
Corresponding author
Schiffrin, Eduardo J.
Venue
British Journal of Nutrition
Published
2008-09-25
Volume
101
Issue
7
Pages
961-966
ISSN
  • 0007-1145 (ISSN-L)
  • 1475-2662
OpenAlex
W2099866694
Cited by
74
References
25
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FWCI
9.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • British Journal Of Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • reroDoc Digital Library (submittedVersion)
Funders
Nestec
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Keywords
probiotic yogurt, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, older adults, endotoxemia, innate immunity, phagocytic activity, intestinal permeability, lipopolysaccharide, soluble CD14, lipopolysaccharide-binding protein, low-grade inflammation, hydrogen breath test
MeSH terms
Administration, Oral, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bacterial Infections, Breath Tests, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Ileitis, Intestinal Absorption, Intestinal Mucosa, Intestine, Small, Leukocytes, Mononuclear, Male, Middle Aged, Neutrophils, Phagocytosis, Yogurt, Case-Control Studies, Cytokines, Reactive Oxygen Species, Statistics, Nonparametric, Bacterial Translocation, Endotoxemia, Probiotics

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