Administration of Lactobacillus plantarum Lp62 to dam rats at the end of delivery and during lactation affects TGF-β1 level and nutritional milk composition, and body weight of pups.
Gladistone Correia MessiasAna Marta Novais RochaBeatriz Manuela Silva SantosAna Marques BotelhoDhaísa Cristhina Alves SilvaErika Santos PortoMarina Lima Dos AnjosRayra Almeida SousaMara Viana SilvaThainara Barros da RochaAracely Vieira de MeloManoela Rios Trindade CarneiroNayonara Santana AguiarPatrícia Prado SantosErika Pereira de SouzaMariluze Peixoto CruzLucas Miranda MarquesRaquel Passos RezendeCarla Cristina RomanoAna Paula UetanabaroGabriel VinderolaRegiane YatsudaPublished in: European journal of nutrition (2018)
The treatment of dams at the end of pregnancy and lactation with L. plantarum Lp62 increased nutritional content of milk, probably contributing to the higher weight of the pups. The higher levels of TGF-β1 in the milk, could promote immune benefits to the pups. Further studies in this field are needed to prove the potential use of L. plantarum Lp62 as a probiotic.