Secretions of <i>Bifidobacterium infantis</i> and <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i> Protect Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Function

Abstract

BCM and LCM protected the intestinal barrier against IL-1β stimulation by normalizing the protein expression of occludin and claudin-1 and preventing IL-1β-induced NF-κB activation in Caco-2 cells, which may be partly responsible for the preservation of intestinal permeability.