Heat-Killed Ligilactobacillus salivarius FFIG56 Modulates Innate Immune Response in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells
9 affiliations
- 1Food and Feed Immunology Group, Laboratory of Animal Food Function, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Miyagi, Japan
- 2Livestock Immunology Unit, International Education and Research Centre for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Miyagi, Japan
- 3Laboratory of Respiratory Immunology (LaRI), Division of Animal Immunology and Omics, International Education and Research Center for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Miyagi, Japan
- 4Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Miyagi, Japan
- 5Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Miyagi, Japan
- 6Laboratory of Nutrition, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Miyagi, Japan
- 7Food and Health Evaluation Unit, International Education and Research Centre for Food and Agricultural Immunology (CFAI), Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Miyagi, Japan
- 8Laboratory of Animal Health Science, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8572, Miyagi, Japan
- 9The Cattle Museum, Oshu 029-4205, Iwate, Japan
Abstract
Immunomodulatory lactic acid bacteria (immunobiotics) have been proposed to prevent bovine mastitis through the enhancement of host immune responses. Furthermore, accumulating evidence suggests that non-viable immunobiotics (postimmunobiotics) can be as effective as viable bacteria in modulating immunity in the bovine host. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the immunomodulatory effects of heat-inactivated lactic acid bacteria in bovine mammary epithelial cells remain incompletely understood. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of heat-killed Ligilactobacillus salivarius FFIG56 (hk-FFIG56) on the Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4-mediated innate immune response in bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs) in vitro. BMECs were pre-stimulated with hk-FFIG56 and subsequently challenged with Escherichia coli-derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Transcriptomic analyses revealed that, compared with cells stimulated with LPS alone, hk-FFIG56-pretreated BMECs exhibited 743 upregulated and 881 downregulated genes, indicating substantial changes in the LPS-induced transcriptional response. Among the inflammatory mediators evaluated, hk-FFIG56 pretreatment significantly reduced LPS-induced interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) expression at 12 h, as well as CCL2 expression at 6 and 12 h, compared with cells challenged with LPS alone at the corresponding time points. Differential regulation of the negative regulators of TLR signaling, IRAK-M, Tollip, and Mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (MKP-1), was also detected in BMECs pretreated with hk-FFIG56. In addition, hk-FFIG56 pretreatment prevented LPS-induced reduction in IκBα protein levels, whereas no significant changes were detected in the p-ERK/ERK ratio at the evaluated time points. Furthermore, hk-FFIG56 pretreatment attenuated the LPS-induced reduction in CSN3 (κ-casein) mRNA expression in BMECs. Overall, these results suggest that hk-FFIG56 modulates LPS-induced inflammatory responses and CSN3 mRNA expression in BMECs, supporting its potential as a postimmunobiotic candidate for further investigation in the context of bovine mastitis prevention.
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BibTeX
@article{fukuyama2026heatkilled,
title = {{Heat-Killed Ligilactobacillus salivarius FFIG56 Modulates Innate Immune Response in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells}},
author = {Kohtaro Fukuyama and Leonardo Albarracin and Luciano Arellano-Arriagada and Weichen Gong and Keita Nishiyama and Yoshinobu Uemoto and Satoshi Haga and Hitoshi Shirakawa and Hisashi Aso and Julio Villena and Haruki Kitazawa},
journal = {International Journal of Molecular Sciences},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.3390/ijms27219809},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/27/21/9809},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Heat-Killed Ligilactobacillus salivarius FFIG56 Modulates Innate Immune Response in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells
AU - Kohtaro Fukuyama
AU - Leonardo Albarracin
AU - Luciano Arellano-Arriagada
AU - Weichen Gong
AU - Keita Nishiyama
AU - Yoshinobu Uemoto
AU - Satoshi Haga
AU - Hitoshi Shirakawa
AU - Hisashi Aso
AU - Julio Villena
AU - Haruki Kitazawa
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/01
JO - International Journal of Molecular Sciences
DO - 10.3390/ijms27219809
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/27/21/9809
AB - Immunomodulatory lactic acid bacteria (immunobiotics) have been proposed to prevent bovine mastitis through the enhancement of host immune responses. Furthermore, accumulating evidence suggests that non-viable immunobiotics (postimmunobiotics) can be as effective as viable bacteria in modulating immunity in the bovine host. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the immunomodulatory effects of heat-inactivated lactic acid bacteria in bovine mammary epithelial cells remain incompletely understood. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of heat-killed Ligilactobacillus salivarius FFIG56 (hk-FFIG56) on the Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4-mediated innate immune response in bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs) in vitro. BMECs were pre-stimulated with hk-FFIG56 and subsequently challenged with Escherichia coli-derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Transcriptomic analyses revealed that, compared with cells stimulated with LPS alone, hk-FFIG56-pretreated BMECs exhibited 743 upregulated and 881 downregulated genes, indicating substantial changes in the LPS-induced transcriptional response. Among the inflammatory mediators evaluated, hk-FFIG56 pretreatment significantly reduced LPS-induced interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) expression at 12 h, as well as CCL2 expression at 6 and 12 h, compared with cells challenged with LPS alone at the corresponding time points. Differential regulation of the negative regulators of TLR signaling, IRAK-M, Tollip, and Mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (MKP-1), was also detected in BMECs pretreated with hk-FFIG56. In addition, hk-FFIG56 pretreatment prevented LPS-induced reduction in IκBα protein levels, whereas no significant changes were detected in the p-ERK/ERK ratio at the evaluated time points. Furthermore, hk-FFIG56 pretreatment attenuated the LPS-induced reduction in CSN3 (κ-casein) mRNA expression in BMECs. Overall, these results suggest that hk-FFIG56 modulates LPS-induced inflammatory responses and CSN3 mRNA expression in BMECs, supporting its potential as a postimmunobiotic candidate for further investigation in the context of bovine mastitis prevention.
SN - 1422-0067
ER -