Supplementing pregnant mice with a specific mixture of nondigestible oligosaccharides reduces symptoms of allergic asthma in male offspring

The Journal of Nutrition
Astrid HogenkampJohan Garssen

Abstract

Previously, maternal supplementation with short-chain galacto- and long-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scGOS/lcFOS; ratio 9:1) was shown to affect maternal and fetal immune status in mice. This study was designed to test the long-term effects of supplementation of mice with scGOS/lcFOS before and during pregnancy on the immune response in the offspring, using an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced model for experimental allergic asthma. Female Balb/c mice were fed a control diet or a diet supplemented with 3% scGOS/lcFOS and mated to C57BL/6 males. All dams were fed the control diet after delivery. At 6 wk, male offspring received an intraperitoneal injection of aluminum hydroxide and OVA (control and scGOS/lcFOS group) or saline (sham group). The acute allergic skin response (ASR) after intradermal challenge with OVA or saline was measured at 8 wk. After 3 airway challenges with nebulized OVA or saline, lung function was measured. The scGOS/lcFOS group had a significantly lower acute ASR (85 ± 9 μm) than the control group (124 ± 9 μm; P = 0.01). Lower lung resistance from a response to methacholine challenge was seen in the scGOS/lcFOS group. OVA-specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E concentrations in the control group [93 ± 45 arbitrary unit (AU...Continue Reading

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