TY  - JOUR
T1  - Effect of Oral Administration of <I>Lactobacillus acidophilus</I> on the Intestinal Mucosal Immune Cells in Young Bactrian Camels (<I>Camelus bactrianus</I>)
AU - Qi, Shanshan AU - Zheng, Hongxing 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 13
IS  - 12
SP  - 763
EP  - 769
PY  - 2014
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2014.763.769
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2014.763.769
KW  - Young camels
KW  -actobacillus acidophilus
KW  -intestinal
KW  -immune cells
KW  -groups
AB  - The intention of this study was to examine the effects of 
  oral administration of <I>L. acidophilus</I> L3 on the number of intestinal 
  mucosal immune cells of young bactrian camels. Young camels were fed daily with 
  <I>L. acidophilus</I> L3 (a concentration of 2x10<SUP>9</SUP> CFU kg<SUP>-1</SUP> 
  feed) and their intestinal immune cells were assessed on day 28 by the histology, 
  histochemistry and Cell Counting Methods. The number of Intraepithelial Lymphocytes 
  (IELs), Goblet Cells (GCs), plasma cells and mast cells were counted, recorded 
  and compared with the control group. Statistical analysis showed that the number 
  of those intestinal mucosal immune cells were all increased in the probiotic 
  group, compared with the control group and the difference was statistically 
  significant (p&lt;0.05). The distribution tendency of those cells in small intestine 
  was that the number of intraepithelial lymphocytes, goblet cells and mast cells 
  was gradually reduced from duodenum to ileum in two groups whereas the number 
  of plasma cells was gradually increased from duodenum to ileum. The results 
  indicated that <I>L. acidophilus</I> L3 has intense influence on the number 
  of mucosal immune cells in small intestine of young camels, supplementation 
  of the diet with <I>L. acidophilus</I> L3 is able to enhance the intestinal 
  mucosal immunity of young camels.
ER  -