التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Randomized pilot trial of a synbiotic dietary supplement in chronic HIV-1 infection. |
| المؤلفون: |
Schunter, Marco, Hiutung Chu, Hayes, Timothy L., McConnell, Delandy, Crawford, Sean S., Luciw, Paul A., Bengmark, Stig, Asmuth, David M., Brown, Jennifer, Bevins, Charles L., Shacklett, Barbara L., Critchfield, J. William |
| المصدر: |
BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine; 2012, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p84-98, 15p, 3 Charts, 5 Graphs |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
FECAL analysis, ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL physiology, C-reactive protein, DIETARY supplements, DIETARY fiber, FLOW cytometry, HIV infections, MONOCYTES, POLYMERASE chain reaction, REGRESSION analysis, RESEARCH funding, STATISTICAL sampling, STATISTICS, T cells, U-statistics, PILOT projects, DATA analysis, ANTIRETROVIRAL agents, RANDOMIZED controlled trials, PROBIOTICS, BLIND experiment, DATA analysis software, DESCRIPTIVE statistics |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
CALIFORNIA |
| مستخلص: |
Background: Infection with HIV-1 results in marked immunologic insults and structural damage to the intestinal mucosa, including compromised barrier function. While the development of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been a major advancement in the treatment of HIV-1 infection, the need for novel complementary interventions to help restore intestinal structural and functional integrity remains unmet. Known properties of pre-, pro-, and synbiotics suggest that they may be useful tools in achieving this goal. Methods: This was a 4-week parallel, placebo-controlled, randomized pilot trial in HIV-infected women on antiretroviral therapy. A synbiotic formulation (Synbiotic 2000®) containing 4 strains of probiotic bacteria (1010 each) plus 4 nondigestible, fermentable dietary fibers (2.5 g each) was provided each day, versus a fiber-only placebo formulation. The primary outcome was bacterial translocation. Secondary outcomes included the levels of supplemented bacteria in stool, the activation phenotype of peripheral T-cells and monocytes, and plasma levels of C-reactive protein and soluble CD14. Results: Microbial translocation, as measured by plasma bacterial 16S ribosomal DNA concentration, was not altered by synbiotic treatment. In contrast, the synbiotic formulation resulted in significantly elevated levels of supplemented probiotic bacterial strains in stool, including L. plantarum and P. pentosaceus, with the colonization of these two species being positively correlated with each other. T-cell activation phenotype of peripheral blood lymphocytes showed modest changes in response to synbiotic exposure, with HLA-DR expression slightly elevated on a minor population of CD4+ T-cells which lack expression of HLA-DR or PD-1. In addition, CD38 expression on CD8+ T-cells was slightly lower in the fiber-only group. Plasma levels of soluble CD14 and C-reactive protein were unaffected by synbiotic treatment in this study. Conclusions: Synbiotic treatment for 4 weeks can successfully augment the levels of probiotic species in the gut during chronic HIV-1 infection. Associated changes in microbial translocation appear to be absent, and markers of systemic immune activation appear largely unchanged. These findings may help inform future studies aimed at testing pre- and probiotic approaches to improve gut function and mucosal immunity in chronic HIV-1 infection. Trial registration: Clinical Trials.gov: NCT00688311 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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