Immunomodulatory effect of Bifidobacterium breve on experimental allergic rhinitis in BALB/c mice.

Authors: Ren J, Zhao Y, Huang S, Lv D, Yang F, Lou L, Zheng Y, Zhang J, Liu S, Zhang N, Bachert C Abstract Bifidobacterium breve (B. breve) may have a beneficial effect on allergic rhinitis (AR). The aim of the present study was to investigate whether microbial induction of regulatory T cells (Tregs) and adjustment of Th1 and Th2 responses by B. breve are associated with protection against allergic inflammation, and to identify a dose-response association in a murine AR model. Ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized BALB/c mice were orally treated with different doses of B. breve [1010, 109, 107 and 105 colony forming units (CFU)]. Following nasal challenge with OVA, sneeze frequency, serum OVA-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) and cytokine concentrations [interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10, IL-13 and int...

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