Figure 8From: Nasally administered Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains differentially modulate respiratory antiviral immune responses and induce protection against respiratory syncytial virus infectionEffect of lactobacilli on the production of cytokines induced by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Effect of viable (Lr05) or heat-killed (HkLr05) Lactobacillus rhamnosus CRL1505 and viable (Lr06) or heat-killed (HkLr06) L. rhamnosus CRL1506 nasal administration on the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interferon (IFN)-α, IFN-β, IFN-γ, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-10 concentrations in broncho-alveolar lavages (BAL). Lr05, Lr06, HkLr05 or HkLr06 were nasally administered to different groups of mice for 2 consecutive days at a dose of 108 cells/mouse/day. After lactobacilli treatment, mice were nasally challenged with RSV and BAL cytokines were studied 12 (TNF-α, IFN-β and IL-6) or 48 (IFN-γ and IL-10) hours after the challenge. The results represent data from three independent experiments. Different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05).Back to article page