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ArticleProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2019

More Protection of Lactobacillus acidophilus Than Bifidobacterium bifidum Probiotics on Azoxymethane-Induced Mouse Colon Cancer.

Shahram Agah, Ali Mohammad Alizadeh, Maryam Mosavi, Peyman Ranji, Hossein Khavari-Daneshvar, Farnaz Ghasemian, Sahar Bahmani, Abbas Tavassoli

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Article in Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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8 authors.

Shahram AgahColorectal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Mohammad AlizadehCancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1419733141, Iran. aalizadeh@sina.tums.ac.ir.ORCID 0000-0002-1147-3335
Maryam MosaviCancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1419733141, Iran.
Peyman RanjiCancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1419733141, Iran.
Hossein Khavari-DaneshvarCancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1419733141, Iran.
Farnaz GhasemianDepartment of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Sahar BahmaniResearch and Development Department, Zist Takhmir Company, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas TavassoliDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Based on the ability of the probiotics in the gut microflora modification, they can have the beneficial effects on diseases in the short and/or the long term. In previous study, we revealed that unlike Bifidobacterium bifidum, the amount of Lactobacillus acidophilus remained almost unchanged in mice gut microflora in the long term, indicating more stability of L. acidophilus than B. bifidum which can be used to prevent some incurable diseases such as cancer. Thirty-eight male BALB/c mice were divided into four groups, control, azoxymethane (AOM), L. acidophilus, and B. bifidum probiotics, to evaluate the protective effects of the probiotics on AOM-induced mouse colon cancer. Except for the control group, the rest of the animals were weekly given AOM (15 mg/kg, s.c) in three consecutive weeks. Colon lesion incidence was 74% in the AOM group in comparison with the control (0%) (P < 0.05). The lesions were varied from mild to severe dysplasia and colonic adenocarcinoma. Administration of the probiotics inhibited the incidence of colonic lesions by about 57% in L. acidophilus (P < 0.05) and 27% in B. bifidum (P > 0.05) compared to the AOM group. The serum levels of CEA and CA19-9 tumor markers were significantly decreased in L. acidophilus in comparison with the AOM group (P < 0.05). Moreover, the serum levels of IFN-γ and IL-10 and the number of CD4

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AnimalsAzoxymethaneBifidobacterium bifidumColonic NeoplasmsHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Lactobacillus acidophilusMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CProbioticsAzoxymethaneInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Bifidobacterium bifidumColon cancerGut microfloraLactobacillus acidophilusMiceProbiotics

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