Mucosal delivery of Lactococcus lactis carrying an anti-TNF scFv expression vector ameliorates experimental colitis in mice

Abstract Background Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha therapy has become clinically important for treating inflammatory bowel disease. However, the use of conventional immunotherapy requires a systemic exposure of patients and collateral side effects. Lactic acid bacteria have been shown to be effect...

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Main Authors: Maria José Chiabai, Juliana Franco Almeida, Mariana Gabriela Dantas de Azevedo, Suelen Soares Fernandes, Vanessa Bastos Pereira, Raffael Júnio Araújo de Castro, Márcio Sousa Jerônimo, Isabel Garcia Sousa, Leonora Maciel de Souza Vianna, Anderson Miyoshi, Anamelia Lorenzetti Bocca, Andrea Queiroz Maranhão, Marcelo Macedo Brigido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12896-019-0518-6
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Summary:Abstract Background Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha therapy has become clinically important for treating inflammatory bowel disease. However, the use of conventional immunotherapy requires a systemic exposure of patients and collateral side effects. Lactic acid bacteria have been shown to be effective as mucosal delivering system for cytokine and single domain antibodies, and it is amenable to clinical purposes. Therefore, lactic acid bacteria may function as vehicles for delivery of therapeutic antibodies molecules to the gastrointestinal tract restricting the pharmacological effect towards the gut. Here, we use the mucosal delivery of Lactococcus lactis carrying an anti-TNFα scFv expression plasmid on a DSS-induced colitis model in mice. Results Experimental colitis was induced with DSS administered in drinking water. L. lactis carrying the scFv expression vector was introduced by gavage. After four days of treatment, animals showed a significant improvement in histological score and disease activity index compared to those of untreated animals. Moreover, treated mice display IL-6, IL17A, IL1β, IL10 and FOXP3 mRNA levels similar to health control mice. Therefore, morphological and molecular markers suggest amelioration of the experimentally induced colitis. Conclusion These results provide evidence for the use of this alternative system for delivering therapeutic biopharmaceuticals in loco for treating inflammatory bowel disease, paving the way for a novel low-cost and site-specific biotechnological route for the treatment of inflammatory disorders.
ISSN:1472-6750