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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Lactobacillus johnsonii alleviates experimental colitis by restoring intestinal barrier function and reducing NET-mediated gut-liver inflammation.

Hao-Yu Liu, Peng Yuan, Shicheng Li, Kennedy Jerry Ogamune, Xinyu Shi, Cuipeng Zhu, Wael Ennab, Ping Hu, Abdelkareem A Ahmed, Yunzeng Zhang and 2 more

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Hao-Yu Liu *College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China.
Peng Yuan *College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China.
Shicheng LiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China.
Kennedy Jerry OgamuneCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China.
Xinyu ShiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China.
Cuipeng ZhuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China.
Wael EnnabCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China.
Ping HuCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China.
Abdelkareem A AhmedDepartment of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Gaborone, Botswana.
Yunzeng ZhangJiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China.
In Ho KimDepartment of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Demin CaiCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, PR China. demincai@yzu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0500-5292

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains a global health challenge linked to intestinal barrier disruption, microbiota dysbiosis, and immune dysregulation, though the interplay of these mechanisms remains poorly defined. Here, we investigated the therapeutic potential of Lactobacillus johnsonii N5 in a murine dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis model. Prophylactic N5 administration alleviated colitis symptoms (weight loss, colon shortening), reduced fecal and serum lipocalin-2 levels, and suppressed colonic pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6). N5 preserved microbial diversity, enhanced mucus secretion, and reinforced mucosal barrier integrity, preventing colitis onset. Therapeutically, N5 attenuated disease progression by downregulating IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8 expression, restoring Lactobacillus populations, and suppressing Escherichia-Shigella expansion, thereby reducing bacterial translocation and systemic inflammation. N5 promoted Ki67

Indexed as

ColitisExtracellular TrapsIntestinal MucosaLactobacillus johnsoniiProbioticsAnimalsColonDextran SulfateDisease Models, AnimalGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInflammationIntestinal Barrier FunctionLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLDextran Sulfate

Identifiers

PMID40813467
PMCPMC12354853

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