PMID- 28672978 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 1792-0981 (Print) IS - 1792-1015 (Electronic) IS - 1792-0981 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 1 DP - 2017 Jul TI - Oral administration of lactobacilli isolated from Jeotgal, a salted fermented seafood, inhibits the development of 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene-induced atopic dermatitis in mice. PG - 635-641 LID - 10.3892/etm.2017.4536 [doi] AB - Certain strains of lactobacilli have been reported to exert favorable effects on atopic dermatitis (AD). Jeotgal, a traditional Korean food, is a salted fermented seafood known to harbor many lactic acid bacteria. In the present study, two novel lactobacillus strains were isolated from Jeotgal, and their anti-AD effects were investigated. Lactobacilli isolated from Jeotgal were identified, according to conjugated linoleic acid-producing activity, as Lactobacillus plantarum (JBCC105645 and JBCC105683). AD-like skin lesions were induced in BALB/c mice using dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB). Ear swelling, histological analysis and serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels in mice were evaluated to investigate the anti-AD effects of lactobacilli. Cytokine production of ex vivo cluster of differentiation (CD)4(+) T cells, and interleukin (IL)-12 production of in vitro macrophages were also evaluated to establish a putative mechanism of the action of lactobacilli. Administration of JBCC105645 or JBCC105683 suppressed ear swelling and serum IgE levels in DNFB-treated mice (P<0.05). Notably, JBCC105645 was more effective than JBCC105683 (P<0.05). Treatment with the lactobacilli also induced a significant decrease in IL-4 production with concomitant increase in interferon (IFN)-gamma production in DNFB-exposed CD4(+) T cells, and an increase in IL-12 production in macrophages (P<0.05). Taken together, the lactobacilli isolated from Jeotgal may suppress the development of AD-like skin inflammation in mice by modulating IL-4 and IFN-gamma production in CD4(+) T cells, presumably via enhancing IL-12 production by macrophages. FAU - Park, Mi-Sung AU - Park MS AD - Institute for Metabolic Disease, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeollabuk 570-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Song, Nho-Eul AU - Song NE AD - Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Fermented Food Research Center, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabuk 561-756, Republic of Korea. FAU - Baik, Sang-Ho AU - Baik SH AD - Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Fermented Food Research Center, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeollabuk 561-756, Republic of Korea. FAU - Pae, Hyun-Ock AU - Pae HO AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Jeollabuk 570-749, Republic of Korea. FAU - Park, Seong Hoon AU - Park SH AD - Institute for Metabolic Disease, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Jeollabuk 570-749, Republic of Korea. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170601 PL - Greece TA - Exp Ther Med JT - Experimental and therapeutic medicine JID - 101531947 PMC - PMC5488544 OTO - NOTNLM OT - atopic dermatitis OT - immunoglobulin E OT - interferon-gamma OT - interleukin-4 OT - lactobacilli EDAT- 2017/07/05 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/05 06:01 PMCR- 2017/06/01 CRDT- 2017/07/05 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/07/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/07/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/05 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ETM-0-0-4536 [pii] AID - 10.3892/etm.2017.4536 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Ther Med. 2017 Jul;14(1):635-641. doi: 10.3892/etm.2017.4536. Epub 2017 Jun 1.