Salmonella typhimurium is an enteropathogen in the family Enterobacteriaceae, and a major cause of acute gastroenteritis and bacteremia [1]. In addition to diarrhea, common symptoms including nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, and weakness, appear 12–72 h after infection with S. typhimurium [2]. In most people, symptoms usually last 4–7 days and the infection does not require treatment. However, some patients the infection may progress with severe symptoms, which can be dangerous and life threatening. S. typhimurium can spread from intestines to the blood and eventually cause death without appropriate and timely antibiotic treatment [3]. Diarrhea induced by Salmonella is mostly treated with antibiotics and
anti-inflammatory agents; however, the use of antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents may have adverse effects and often leads to antibiotic resistance.
One alternative treatment for diarrhea induced by Salmonella is the use of probiotics. Probiotics are natural, live microorganisms; when administered in adequate amounts, they can promote health benefits for the host [4, 5]. Many strains of probiotics (e.g., Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, Lactobacillus reuteri, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus acidophilus CL1285, Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917, bifidobacteria, enterococci [Enterococcus faecium SF68], and Saccharomyces boulardii) can inhibit growth, metabolic activity, and adhesion of pathogenic enteric bacteria (Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli, or Vibrio cholerae) to intestinal epithelial cells [6]. Potential mechanisms of probiotics to prevent and treat of diarrhea include protection of intestinal epithelial function and regulation and modifications of the intestinal microbial environment. Lactobacillus plantarum is a gram-positive bacterium in the Lactobacillaceae family. Normal flora are found in the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the reproductive system [7]. In the food industry, L. plantarum has fermentative properties and has benefits in food and beverage production including for yogurt, cheese, pickles, beer, wine, and cider. In medicine, L. plantarum is used mostly as a probiotic and biotherapeutic agent to prevent and treat GI disease and diarrhea [8, 9, 10]. Some strains of L. plantarum inhibit pathogen growth [11], prevent adhesion and invasion of enteropathogens to intestinal epithelial cells [12], act as an anti-inflammatory and regulate immunomodulatory activities to reduce inflammatory responses [13, 14], which enhances intestinal function to prevent diarrhea [15] and reduces allergenicity from soy flour [16].
The present study aims to determine the protective effects of L. plantarum B7 on diarrhea in mice associated with S. typhimurium and to illustrate the role of inflammatory response of S. typhimurium infection in mice.
Materials and methods
Assay of inhibitory activity in vitro: preparation of bacteria
S. typhimurium (Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium) ATCC 13311 were grown on tryptic soy agar (TSA) at 37°C in aerobic conditions for 24 h and adjusted to final concentration of 1 × 107 CFU/mL. The frozen cultures of L. plantarum B7 were precultivated on de Man, Rogosa and Sharpe (MRS) agar at 37°C for 48 h in anaerobic conditions. Then, a single colony was isolated and subcultured on MRS broth 2 times in 96-well plates and incubated at 37°C for 48 h in anaerobic conditions. L. plantarum B7 was isolated and spotted into each well of a 96-well plate containing brain heart infusion (BHI) agar. Supplements with 20 mM glucose in 140 mm plates were incubated at 37°C under anaerobic condition for 24–48 h. Plates were then overlaid with 20 mL of TSA (7.5 g agar/L) and overnight culture of S. typhimurium at 1 × 107 CFU/mL and incubated at 37°C for 24 h. In the present study, L. rhamnosus L34 was used as a positive control and L fermentum L12 was used as a negative control.
Agar spot method
An agar spot method previously described by Spinler et al. [17] was used to determine antimicrobial activity of L. plantarum B7 against S. typhimurium.
Study in mice
Bacterial preparation
S. typhimurium ATCC 13311 were cultured on Salmonella Shigella agar (SS agar, Oxoid) by incubation at 37°C under aerobic conditions for 24 h. The colonies of S. typhimurium ATCC 13311 were harvested and adjusted to a final concentration of 3 × 109 CFU/mL suspended in 0.85% saline.
L. plantarum B7 was previously isolated from a gastric biopsy of a dyspeptic patient and identified by sequence analysis of the amplified 16S rRNA gene product [18]. The L. plantarum B7 were maintained at –80°C in MRS broth containing 20% glycerol at the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.
The L. plantarum B7 were recovered from frozen stock and cultivated twice on MRS agar anaerobically (10% CO2, 10% H2, and 80% N2) in an anaerobic jar at 37°C for 48 h. Colonies of L. plantarum B7 were harvested and adjusted to a final concentration of 1 × 108 CFU/mL suspended in 0.85% saline.
Experimental design
Male albino mice, weighing about 20–25 g, were purchased from the National Laboratory Animal Center, Salaya Campus, Mahidol University, Nakornpathom, Thailand. The animals were housed in a temperature-controlled room at 25 ± 1°C under a 12:12 h light–dark cycle. All procedures conducted on animals were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University (approval No. 3/57) and conformed with the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals” Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press; 1996. Overall, 24 mice were separated without selection into 3 groups as follows:
Group 1 (Control group, n = 8): mice administered with 0.85% saline 1 mL by oral gavage once a day for 3 days and housed with free access to water and standard food.
Group 2 (S group, n = 8): mice administered with 3 × 109 CFU S. typhimurium 1 mL suspended in 0.85% saline by oral gavage once a day for 3 days and housed with free access to water and standard food.
Group 3 (S + LP group n = 8): mice administered with 1 × 108 CFU L. plantarum B7 suspended 0.85% saline 1 mL by oral gavage. After treatment with L. plantarum B7 for 2 h, mice were administered 3 × 109 CFU S. typhimurium suspended in 0.85% saline 1 mL by oral gavage for 3 days and housed with free access to water and standard food.
Before administering 3 × 109 CFU S. typhimurium or 1 × 108 CFU L. plantarum B7, mice were pretreated with streptomycin suspended in drinking water (5 mg/mL) for 3 days as described by Barth et al. [19].
Mouse body weight, activities, and fecal characteristics were recorded daily. Fresh feces were collected to determine S. typhimurium infection by stool culture by colony counting and fecal moisture content was measured. All mice were humanely killed by an overdose of thiopental sodium injected intraperitoneally. Blood samples were collected by cardiac puncture to determine tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL-6), and CXCL1 levels in serum using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs).
Determination of S. Typhimurium in feces: stool culture with colony count
Fresh feces (1 g) were homogenized in 400 mL phosphatebuffered saline at pH 7.4 and prepared with serial dilution 10–1–10–7. A 100 mL suspension was spread on the SS agar plate that was then incubated at 37°C for 24 h. The plates of S. typhimurium with colony counts yielding approximately 30–300 colonies were selected. To confirm that the selected colonies were S. typhimurium, a triple sugar iron (TSI) slant agar test was used. A single colony of S. typhimurium from an SS agar plate was inoculated onto TSI slant agar and incubated at 37°C for 24 h. Appearance of TSI agar positive test result was confirmed by serological testing using Salmonella group B antibodies. The number of S. typhimurium in each sample was calculated as follows:
Moisture content of fecal samples was determined by the percentage of water left from fecal drying using a microwave oven. Fresh fecal samples (1 g) were collected, weighed, and recorded as “wet weight of sample.” Wet samples were then dried at 101–105°C using a microwave oven. After they were allowed to cool, the samples were then weighed and recorded as “dry weight of sample” [20, 21]. The moisture content of the samples was calculated with the following equation:
Blood samples were collected via cardiac puncture and allowed to clot for 2 h at room temperature before centrifuging for 20 min at approximately 1000×g. The serum was removed and stored at –80°C until determining TNF-α, IL-6, and CXCL1 levels using ELISA kits (R&D Systems).
Statistical analyses
We used PASW Statistics for Windows (version 18.0; SPSS Inc.) for statistical analyses. Continuous data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Means between groups of animals were compared with a one-way analysis of variance followed by a Tukey post hoc test. Differences were considered statistically significant at P < 0.05.
Results
Assay of inhibitory activity of L. plantarum B7 against S. typhimurium in vitro
The inhibitory effect of L. plantarum B7 against S. typhimurium is expressed as a clear zone (C) and microcolonies (M) on the lawn of S. typhimurium around the spot of L. plantarum B7. In the present study, L. fermentum L12 was used as a negative control and L. rhamnosus L34 was used as a positive control. L. plantarum B7 has a clear zone around the spot, which demonstrates inhibitory activity against S. typhimurium (Figure 1).
Figure 1
L. plantarum B7 spots grown on 20 mM glucose BHI agar under anaerobic conditions at 37ºC, 48 h, overlaid with 107S. Typhimurium and incubated at 37ºC, 24 h, under aerobic conditions. Clear zone (C) and microcolonies (M) around the spot (n = 6).
Study of mice in vivo
Concentration of S. typhimurium in feces
The mean concentration of S. typhimurium in feces from mice in the S + LP group (7.42 ± 0.05 logCFU/g) was significantly less than the concentration in feces from mice in the S group (8.86 ± 0.02 logCFU/g; Figure 2)
Figure 2
Concentration of S. typhimurium in 1 g feces (logCFU/g). Control group (n = 8): mice administered 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice administered L. plantarum B7 1 × 108 CFU/mL and S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL. *P < 0.05
Serum level of TNF-`
Levels of TNF-α in serum of mice from the S group (128.59 ± 12.82 pg/mL) were significantly greater than levels in mice from the control group (53.49 ± 8.90 pg/mL) and mice from the S+LP group (36.15 ± 9.22 pg/mL) (Figure 3).
Figure 3
Concentration of serum TNF-α (pg/mL). Control group (n = 8): mice administered 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice administered L. plantarum B7 1 × 108 CFU/mL and S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL. *P < 0.05
Serum level of IL-6
IL-6 levels in serum of mice from the S group (144.44 ± 8.91 pg/mL) were significantly greater than levels in serum from mice in the control group (66.51 ± 4.04 pg/mL) and mice in the S + LP group (70.36 ± 5.37 pg/mL; Figure 4).
Figure 4
Concentration of serum IL-6 (pg/mL). Control group (n = 8): mice administered with 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice administered L. plantarum B7 1 × 108 CFU/mL and S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL. *P < 0.05.
Serum level of CXCL1
CXCL1 levels in serum from mice in the S group (96.09 ± 10.81 pg/mL) were significantly greater than levels in serum from mice in the control group (32.32 ± 4.54 pg/mL) and mice in the S+LP group (35.40 ± 2.77 pg/mL; Figure 5).
Figure 5
Concentration of serum CXCL1 (pg/mL). Control group (n = 8): mice administered 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice administered L. plantarum B7 1 × 108 CFU/mL and S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL. *P < 0.05
Fecal characteristics
In the control group, feces were rod shaped, dark colored, and trifling with no sawdust around their surface. In the S group, after being fed with S. typhimurium feces were loose, soft, and lighter in color with sawdust covering their surface. Similar in appearance to feces from the control group, feces in the S + LP group were rod shaped, dark colored, and there was little sawdust around the surface (Figure 6).
Figure 6
Fecal characteristics of mice in all groups (n = 24). Control group (n = 8): mice administered 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice fed with L. plantarum B7 1 × 108CFU/mL and S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL.
Fecal moisture content
Percentage of mouse fecal moisture content (%FMC) from all groups are presented in Figure 7. The %FMC from mice in the S group (43.24 ± 2.05%) was significantly greater than the FMC% from mice in the control group (14.19 ± 1.57%) and mice in the S + LP group (24.65 ± 2.08%).
Figure 7
Percentage of feces moisture content (%FMC) in all groups (mean ± SD). Control group (n = 8): mice administered 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice administered L. plantarum B7 1 × 108 CFU/mL and S. Typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL. *P < 0.05
Discussion
The present study demonstrates that S. typhimurium infection is associated with diarrhea in mice and found protective effects of L. plantarum B7 treatment.
In the present experiments, all mice underwent pretreatment with streptomycin 5 mg/mL drinking water for 3 days. Pretreatment with streptomycin is considered an effective method when attempting to induce S. typhimurium infection, because the treatment results in a decrease in native flora in the GI tract of mice causing higher susceptibility to S. typhimurium infection [22]. Mice without streptomycin pretreatment did not develop diarrhea, nor does the pretreatment alone as we found in the present study (results not shown).
The body weight of each mouse was measured every day and no significant differences were found between the treatment and control groups (results not shown). However, the body weight of mice in the control group tended to increase. By contrast, after mice were infected with S. typhimurium in both S and S + LP groups, body weight tended to decrease. However, the differences were not significant. Nevertheless, mice in the S group showed reduced activity and had ruffled fur. It is possible that the infection with S. typhimurium could have caused the reduced activity and appetite.
In the study in vitro, we found that L. plantarum B7 inhibits growth of S. typhimurium as seen by the clear zone around the spot. L. plantarum B7 is a probiotic with antagonist activity properties against pathogenic bacteria. Our findings are consistent with previous studies [23, 24, 25] showing that L. plantarum B7 produces effects against pathogen infections by various mechanisms. L. plantarum B7 can reduce or inhibit pathogen growth by producing antimicrobial or inhibitory substances such as organic acids, hydrogen peroxide, 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde, diacetyl, and bacteriocin [26], which have adverse effects on other bacteria and pathogens. These substances can kill, reduce, or inhibit the growth of pathogens directly [27]. Moreover, organic acid production from L. plantarum B7 can modulate and change the pH environment, thus increasing acidity that can either decrease or inhibit survival rates and growth of pathogens.
In vivo, we found antipathogenic bacterial properties of L. plantarum B7 in our mouse model of S. typhimurium-associated gastroenteritis and diarrhoea. We found a decrease in S. typhimurium concentration in feces as was found by stool culture and colony counts. Aside from antimicrobial substances that inhibit the growth of S. typhimurium, L. plantarum B7 may reduce and inhibit the infection by these pathogenic bacteria by competitive exclusion. Our present findings are consistent with those of Shahlaa et al. who showed that administration of L. plantarum 109 CFU/mL after infection of mice with 0.5 × 105 CFU/mL of S. typhimurium can attenuate necrosis, degenerative changes, and inflammatory cell infiltration. Treatment or even pretreatment with L. plantarum can improve the histopathological outcome [28]. Hiroki et al. also demonstrated that mice administered with heat-killed L. plantarum b240 for 3 weeks were protected from infection with S. typhimurium. L. plantarum b240 was considered to inhibit the binding and invasion of S. typhimurium into epithelial cells and decreased the translocation of S. typhimurium into other organs (Payer’s patches, mesenteric lymph nodes, spleen, and liver) [29]. Chompoonut et al. suggested that L. plantarum B7 plays a preventive role against pathogenic bacterial infection by demonstrating it inhibited growth of Helicobacter pylori in vitro. Moreover, they found L. plantarum B7 attenuated the histopathology of gastric inflammation induced by H. pylori [30]. L. plantarum B7 are a type of so called “friendly bacteria” for human hosts and can live and survive in the human GI tract. Offering many supposed benefits for human hosts, probiotics can improve and modulate the commensal bacterial balance in the GI tract and protect humans from pathogenic infections [31].
We found proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and CXCL1) were significantly decreased in the S + LP group. This is consistent with previous findings that L. plantarum reduces levels of proinflammatory cytokines [32, 33, 34, 35]. Panpetch et al. found that L. plantarum B7 can reduce TNF-α in vitro [36]. Dick et al. found that L. plantarum 423 and E. mundtii ST4SA may alleviate physical symptoms of infection with S. typhimurium. L. plantarum 423 alone was more effective than E. mundtii ST4SA or a combination of both bacterial types [37].
Conclusions
L. plantarum B7 is effective against infection by S. typhimurium by inhibiting its growth, decreasing serum levels of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and CXCL1), and improving fecal moisture content and characteristics, thus alleviating diarrhea in mice infected with S. typhimurium. Further research is required to clarify other protective mechanisms of L. plantarum B7. These findings may be applicable to further studies of the prevention and treatment of Salmonella-associated infections.
L. plantarum B7 spots grown on 20 mM glucose BHI agar under anaerobic conditions at 37ºC, 48 h, overlaid with 107S. Typhimurium and incubated at 37ºC, 24 h, under aerobic conditions. Clear zone (C) and microcolonies (M) around the spot (n = 6).
Figure 2
Concentration of S. typhimurium in 1 g feces (logCFU/g). Control group (n = 8): mice administered 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice administered L. plantarum B7 1 × 108 CFU/mL and S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL. *P < 0.05
Figure 3
Concentration of serum TNF-α (pg/mL). Control group (n = 8): mice administered 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice administered L. plantarum B7 1 × 108 CFU/mL and S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL. *P < 0.05
Figure 4
Concentration of serum IL-6 (pg/mL). Control group (n = 8): mice administered with 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice administered L. plantarum B7 1 × 108 CFU/mL and S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL. *P < 0.05.
Figure 5
Concentration of serum CXCL1 (pg/mL). Control group (n = 8): mice administered 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice administered L. plantarum B7 1 × 108 CFU/mL and S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL. *P < 0.05
Figure 6
Fecal characteristics of mice in all groups (n = 24). Control group (n = 8): mice administered 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice fed with L. plantarum B7 1 × 108CFU/mL and S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL.
Figure 7
Percentage of feces moisture content (%FMC) in all groups (mean ± SD). Control group (n = 8): mice administered 0.85% saline; S group (n = 8): mice administered S. typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL; S + LP group (n = 8): mice administered L. plantarum B7 1 × 108 CFU/mL and S. Typhimurium 3 × 109 CFU/mL. *P < 0.05
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