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<p>Enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> (ETEC) remains a leading cause of diarrheal morbidity and mortality in infants and young children worldwide. Weanling infants are particularly vulnerable due to the loss of maternal immunoglobulin A (IgA) protection and insufficient endogenous IgA production. Bifidobacterium bifidum FL228.1 and FL276.1 have been identified as strains capable of enhancing intestinal IgA levels in healthy weanling mice; however, their protective efficacy under pathogenic challenge was unknown. In this study, these strains were evaluated in an ETEC-infected weanling mouse model. Oral supplementation with FL228.1 or FL276.1 was associated with elevated small intestinal IgA levels (29.30% and 19.27%, respectively) and increased numbers of IgA⁺ cells (1.85-fold and 1.67-fold) compared with uninfected controls. Notably, both interventions markedly reduced ETEC load, alleviated growth retardation, mitigated intestinal tissue injury, and reduced systemic inflammatory responses. In addition, the probiotics counteracted ETEC-induced gut dysbiosis by restricting the overgrowth of pathogenic taxa (e.g., Escherichia-Shigella) and preserving beneficial populations (e.g., norank_f__Muribaculaceae). These results indicate that FL228.1 and FL276.1 confer protection against ETEC infection in weanling mice, an effect associated with their IgA-potentiating activity alongside modulation of inflammation, barrier function, and gut microbiota composition.</p>

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Protective Effects of Bifidobacterium bifidum Strains with IgA-Potentiating Activity Against ETEC Infection in Weanling Mice

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    2025年10月6日

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  • Maozhen Zhao,
  • Qiyu Ma,
  • Yang Meng,
  • Weilian Hung,
  • Wen Zhao,
  • Zhaozhong Zeng,
  • Huaxi Yi,
  • Lanwei Zhang,
  • Zhe Zhang

摘要

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) remains a leading cause of diarrheal morbidity and mortality in infants and young children worldwide. Weanling infants are particularly vulnerable due to the loss of maternal immunoglobulin A (IgA) protection and insufficient endogenous IgA production. Bifidobacterium bifidum FL228.1 and FL276.1 have been identified as strains capable of enhancing intestinal IgA levels in healthy weanling mice; however, their protective efficacy under pathogenic challenge was unknown. In this study, these strains were evaluated in an ETEC-infected weanling mouse model. Oral supplementation with FL228.1 or FL276.1 was associated with elevated small intestinal IgA levels (29.30% and 19.27%, respectively) and increased numbers of IgA⁺ cells (1.85-fold and 1.67-fold) compared with uninfected controls. Notably, both interventions markedly reduced ETEC load, alleviated growth retardation, mitigated intestinal tissue injury, and reduced systemic inflammatory responses. In addition, the probiotics counteracted ETEC-induced gut dysbiosis by restricting the overgrowth of pathogenic taxa (e.g., Escherichia-Shigella) and preserving beneficial populations (e.g., norank_f__Muribaculaceae). These results indicate that FL228.1 and FL276.1 confer protection against ETEC infection in weanling mice, an effect associated with their IgA-potentiating activity alongside modulation of inflammation, barrier function, and gut microbiota composition.