Enhanced clearance of Candida albicans from the oral cavities of mice following oral administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus

Orally administered live Lactobacillus acidophilus was assessed for its capacity to enhance clearance from the oral cavity of DBA/2 mice shown previously to be ‘infection prone’. L. acidophilus fed to DBA/2 mice significantly shortened the duration of colonization of the oral cavity compared to controls. Enhanced clearance of Candida albicans correlated with both early mRNA gene expression for interleukin (IL)‐4 and interferon (IFN)‐γ and expression of their secreted products in cultures of cervical lymph nodes stimulated with Candida antigen. In addition rapid clearance correlated with higher levels of IFN‐γ and nitric oxide in saliva. Delayed clearance, less pronounced levels of the cytokine response, saliva IFN‐γ and nitric oxide, and later mRNA expression for IL‐4 and IFN‐γ relative to feeding with the L. acidophilus isolate were noted in mice fed a different Lactobacillus isolate (L. fermentum). These observations indicate significant variations in individual isolates to activate the common mucosal system.

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