Milk casein-based diet containing TGF-beta controls the inflammatory reaction in the HLA-B27 transgenic rat model.
Milk casein-based diet containing TGF-beta controls the inflammatory reaction in the HLA-B27 transgenic rat model.
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10.1177/01486071050290s4s141
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2005-07
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E. Schiffrin;M. El Yousfi;M. Faure;Lydia Combaret;A. Donnet;S. Blum;C. Obled;D. Breuillé
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E. Schiffrin;M. El Yousfi;M. Faure;Lydia Combaret;A. Donnet;S. Blum;C. Obled;D. Breuillé
BACKGROUND A casein-based formula containing TGF-beta has been successfully used in adolescents during acute episodes of Crohn's disease. The role played by this molecule requires confirmation. We have examined the capacity of a TGF-beta containing diet to control the intestinal inflammation in HLA-B27 transgenic rats, and compared its effects with a similar diet devoid of TGF-beta. METHODS Three groups of rats were studied. HLA-B27/hbeta2M transgenic rats were fed with a casein-based rat-adapted diet containing TGF-beta or a control casein-based diet without TGF-beta. Fischer control animals were fed the latter. Body weight, dietary intake, tissue weights, fecal samples, leukocyte counts, and acute phase response were analyzed. Intestinal inflammation was assessed by histology, myeloperoxidase, and mRNA expression of cytokines. MUC2 protein expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry. Breakdown of muscle protein was examined. RESULTS The test diet improved diarrhea increasing the fecal dry matter and the colonic inflammation as shown by a lower inflammatory score (2.43 +/- 1.13 vs 4.42 +/- 0.53, p < .05), lower mucosal thickness (431.25 +/- 72.29 vs 508.57 +/- 81.32 microm, p = .08) and decreased IFNgamma mRNA expression. MUC2 protein expression was increased in HLA rats fed the TGF-beta diet compared with HLA rats fed the control diet, but restitution to normal pattern was not observed. The test diet also decreased leukocytosis and the acute phase response and improved the muscle catabolic response. CONCLUSION The TGF-beta containing diet has a beneficial effect in an animal model of intestinal inflammation. Our observations support a potential role for dietary TGF-beta in the restoration of immune homeostasis.