Effects of chronic treatment with new strains of Lactobacillus plantarumon cognitive, anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors in male mice
Effects of chronic treatment with new strains of Lactobacillus plantarumon cognitive, anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors in male mice
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10.1371/journal.pone.0234037
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发表时间:
2020-06-19
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3.7
通讯作者:
Villela Marinho, Eduardo Ary
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Barros-Santos, Thaisa;Oliveira Silva, Kallyane Santos;Villela Marinho, Eduardo Ary
Psychobiotics correspond to a class of probiotics, mainly of the genusLactobacillusandBifidobacterium, capable of producing neuroactive substances, such as gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and serotonin, which exert effects on the brain-gut axis. Evidence suggests that psychobiotics can have a beneficial effect on mood, anxiety and cognition. The present study evaluated the effects of chronic administration of two new strains ofLactobacillus plantarum,L.plantarum286 (Lp 286) andL.plantarum81 (Lp 81) isolated from the fermentation of cocoa (Theobroma cacaoL.) and cupuacu (Theobroma grandiflorum), respectively, on cognitive, anxiety- and depressive-like behaviors in male Swiss mice. Different groups of animals were administered (oral gavage) solutions of vehicle (0.85% saline plus 15% skim milk), Lp 286 (10(9)/0.1 ml CFU) or Lp 81 (10(9)/0.1 ml CFU) for 30 days, and animals were tested for general locomotor activity, depressive-like behavior in the forced swim test, and learning/memory and anxiety-like behavior in the plus-maze discriminative avoidance task. Treatment with the strains Lp 286 and Lp 81 did not interfere with locomotor activity or learning and memory. The Lp 286 strain exerted anti-depressant- and anxiolytic-like effects under our experimental conditions. Our findings add to the current body of evidence suggesting that probiotics from the genusLactobacillusmay exert psychobiotic potential and introduce a new strain, Lp 286, as a potential candidate in the prevention or as therapeutic adjuvant in the treatment of mental disorders.