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Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 prevents renal damage in the NZBWF1 mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus
1 Jan 2020
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The aim of this work was to evaluate whether the immune-modulatory bacterium Lactobacillus fermentum CECT5716 (LC40) protects the kidneys in a female mouse model of lupus with hypertension. Twenty-week-old female NZBWF1 (lupus) and NZW/LacJ (control) mice were treated with vehicle or LC40 (5 × 108 colony-forming units day-1) for 13 weeks. LC40 treatment reduced the increased plasma anti-dsDNA, endotoxemia, and...
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