PMID- 28678609 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180522 LR - 20181113 IS - 1949-0984 (Electronic) IS - 1949-0976 (Print) IS - 1949-0976 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 5 DP - 2017 Sep 3 TI - Randomized, controlled trial evaluating the effect of multi-strain probiotic on the mucosal microbiota in canine idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease. PG - 451-466 LID - 10.1080/19490976.2017.1334754 [doi] AB - The intestinal microbiota is increasingly linked to the pathogenesis of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in dogs. While studies have reported alterations in fecal (luminal) microbial populations, only limited information is available about the mucosal microbiota of IBD dogs at diagnosis and following medical therapy. Our aim was to characterize the mucosal microbiota and determine the clinical, microbiological, and mucosal homeostatic effects of probiotic treatment in dogs with IBD. Thirty four IBD dogs were randomized to receive standard therapy (ST = diet + prednisone) with or without probiotic. Tissue sections from endoscopic biopsies were evaluated by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) on a quantifiable basis. Disease activity and changes in mucosal microbiota and tight junction protein (TJP) expression were assessed before and after 8 weeks of IBD therapy. ST and ST/probiotic therapy modulated the number of mucosal bacteria of IBD dogs in a similar fashion. Both treatments increased the numbers of total bacteria and individual species residing within adherent mucus, with ST therapy increasing Bifidobacterium spp. and ST/probiotic therapy increasing Lactobacillus spp (P < 0.05 for both), respectively. Both treatments were associated with rapid clinical remission but not improvement in histopathologic inflammation. Probiotic therapy was associated with upregulated (P < 0.05) expression of TJPs E-cadherin, occludin, and zonulin versus ST. The probiotic effect on mucosal bacteria is similar to that of IBD dogs receiving ST. IBD dogs fed probiotic had increased TJP expression suggesting that probiotic may have beneficial effects on mucosal homeostasis. FAU - White, Robin AU - White R AD - a Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine , Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , USA. FAU - Atherly, Todd AU - Atherly T AD - b USDA-ARS , Ames , Iowa , USA. FAU - Guard, Blake AU - Guard B AD - c Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Gastrointestinal Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences , Texas A&M University , College Station , TX , USA. FAU - Rossi, Giacomo AU - Rossi G AD - d School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine , University of Camerino , Camerino , Macerata , Italy. FAU - Wang, Chong AU - Wang C AD - e Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine , Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , USA. FAU - Mosher, Curtis AU - Mosher C AD - f Department of Genetics, Development & Cell Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences , Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , USA. FAU - Webb, Craig AU - Webb C AD - g Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital , Fort Collins , CO , USA. FAU - Hill, Steve AU - Hill S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6035-7253 AD - h Veterinary Specialty Hospital - San Diego , CA , USA. FAU - Ackermann, Mark AU - Ackermann M AD - i Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine , Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , USA. FAU - Sciabarra, Peter AU - Sciabarra P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7569-8701 AD - a Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine , Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , USA. FAU - Allenspach, Karin AU - Allenspach K AD - a Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine , Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , USA. FAU - Suchodolski, Jan AU - Suchodolski J AD - c Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Gastrointestinal Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences , Texas A&M University , College Station , TX , USA. FAU - Jergens, Albert E AU - Jergens AE AD - a Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine , Iowa State University , Ames , Iowa , USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170705 PL - United States TA - Gut Microbes JT - Gut microbes JID - 101495343 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Dog Diseases/*pathology/*therapy MH - Dogs MH - *Gastrointestinal Microbiome MH - Gastrointestinal Tract/pathology MH - Histocytochemistry MH - Inflammatory Bowel Diseases/pathology/therapy/*veterinary MH - Probiotics/*administration & dosage MH - Treatment Outcome PMC - PMC5628651 OTO - NOTNLM OT - CIBDAI OT - FISH OT - IBD OT - microbiota OT - probiotic OT - randomized controlled trial OT - tight junction protein EDAT- 2017/07/06 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/23 06:00 PMCR- 2018/07/05 CRDT- 2017/07/06 06:00 PHST- 2017/07/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/07/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/07/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1334754 [pii] AID - 10.1080/19490976.2017.1334754 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Gut Microbes. 2017 Sep 3;8(5):451-466. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2017.1334754. Epub 2017 Jul 5.