Effects of Clostridium butyricum on the intestinal permeability and expression of tight junction proteins in rats with intrahepatic cholestasis
MA Shuli
LI Xiaoqin
WANG Juping
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effect of Clostridium butyricum on the intestinal permeability and expression of tight junction proteins in rats with intrahepatic cholestasis.Methods Forty SD rats were random-ly divided into normal control group(Con),model group(Mod),group with low(CBL)and high dose(CBH)of Clostridium butyricum. Animal models of intrahepatic cholestasis were induced by alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate. Then different drugs were administrated via oral gavage for 7 days after modeling.After the last administration,the activities of serum alanin aminotransferase(ALT),aspartate aminotransferase(AST),diamineoxidase(DAO)and the contents of total bilirubin(T-BIL)in serum were detected. Pathological changes of liver tissue were observed. The expression level of Occludin and ZO-1 in small intestine was analysed by Western blot. Results Compared with the normal control group,the levels of ALT,AST,DAO,and T-BIL in mordel group were significantly in-creased. The expression of Occludin and ZO-1 in small intestine was reduced(P < 0.05). Compared with the mordel group,the levels of ALT,AST,DAO,and T-BIL and the expression of Occludin and ZO-1 decreased sig-nificantly(P<0.05)and the liver pathologic changes were improved in CBL and CBH group.Conclusions Clos-tridium butyricum can protect the liver and improve the intestinal permeability in rats with intrahepatic cholestasis, and he mechanism may be related with upregulation of Occludin and ZO-1.
Keywords：Clostridium butyricumintrahepatic cholestasisintestinal permeabilitytight junction
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 937-940 )