Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium breve alleviate neonatal maternal separation induced visceral hypersensitivity and non-spatial memory impairment in rats by the NGF/TrkA pathway

作     者：Chi Chen Bowen Li Mengfan Ding Huizhen Li Jianxin Zhao R.Paul Ross Catherine Stanton Wei Chen Bo Yang 

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources， Jiangnan University School of Food Science and Technology， Jiangnan University International Joint Research Center for Probiotics & Gut Health， Jiangnan University APC Microbiome Ireland， University College Cork Teagasc Food Research Centre， Moorepark National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food， Jiangnan University 

出 版 物：《Food Science and Human Wellness》 (食品科学与人类健康(英文))

年 卷 期：2024年

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学科分类：08[工学] 082203[工学-发酵工程] 0822[工学-轻工技术与工程] 

基　　金：supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFD2100700) the National Natural Science Foundation of China (32021005) the 111 project (BP0719028) the Collaborative Innovation Center of Food Safety and Quality Control in Jiangsu Province 

摘      要：Irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea （IBS-D） is a prevalent functional bowel disease severely impairs the quality of life of patients. Visceral hypersensitivity （VH） is the main symptom of IBS-D. Probiotics have been found to effectively alleviate VH. In this study， neonatal maternal separation （NMS） was used to induce VH in 72 rats and investigated the effects of daily gavage of 3*109CFU of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium on alleviating the symptoms of IBS-D and behavioral interventions， as well as exploring potential mechanisms. The results demonstrated that Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium breve could alleviate the symptoms of IBS-D such as VH and increased frequency of bowel movements， as well as improving non-spatial memory in NMS rats. These effects were achieved by modulating the composition of gut microbiota and metabolites （including short-chain fatty acids， deoxycholic acid and adenosine）， and by regulating the expression of genes and proteins associated with the NGF/TrkA signaling pathway， tryptophan metabolism， and inflammatory factors in the hippocampus. This finding suggests that Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium breve have promising potential for the alleviation of IBS.