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Bovine lactoferrin (bLf) up-modulates intestinal IgA that is essential for homeostasis and which might confer protection to the distal small intestine that is vulnerable to inflammation. This study analyzed the effects of bLf administered orally on the IgA response at inductive (Peyer’s patches) and effector (lamina propria) sites of the distal small intestine in mice. Groups of five healthy male BALB/c mice were orally treated with 5 mg of bLf for 7, 14, 21, or 28 days. Then, mice were killed and the distal small intestine was dissected. Intestinal fluid samples were analyzed to determine IgA and IgM levels by enzyme-immuno assay. Peyer’s patches and lamina propria were analyzed for IgA+ or IgM+ plasma cells, B, CD4+ T and CD8+ T cells as well as CD4+ T cells positive for either pro-inflammatory cytokines [tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interferon-γ and interleukin (IL)-12] or for IgA-producing ILs (IL-4, -5, -10 and -6) by cytofluorometry. Antibodies, antibody-secreting cells, and B and T responses in both Peyer’s patches and lamina propria were higher in bLf-treated than bLf-untreated mice. The generation of IL-10 and IL-6 CD4+ T cells in Peyer’s patches or TNF-α and IL-12 CD4+ T cells in lamina propria showed similar response patterns. On days 14 and 28, cytokine/IL CD4+ T cell responses were increased in Peyer’s patches or decreased in lamina propria. The effect of bLf on the elicitation of IgA indicates a potential application of bLf as a nutraceutical to control inflammation in the distal small intestine.
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This work was supported by Grants from CONACyT (167345), SIP-IPN and COFAA-IPN. Ivonne Maciel Arciniega-Martínez is a fellow of CONACyT (3047069). Aldo Arturo Reséndiz-Albor, Luvia Enid Sánchez-Torres and Rafael Campos-Rodríguez are fellows of COFAA and EDI-IPN.
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Arciniega-Martínez, I.M., Campos-Rodríguez, R., Drago-Serrano, M.E. et al. Modulatory Effects of Oral Bovine Lactoferrin on the IgA Response at Inductor and Effector Sites of Distal Small Intestine from BALB/c Mice. Arch. Immunol. Ther. Exp. 64, 57–63 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00005-015-0358-6
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