Probiotic Mechanisms of Action

Role of Extracellular Transaldolase from Bifidobacterium bifidum in Mucin Adhesion and Aggregation

(2012) Irene González-Rodríguez et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Regulation of TLR4, p38 MAPkinase, IκB and miRNAs by inactivated strains of lactobacilli in human dendritic cells

(2012) L. Giahi et al.   Beneficial Microbes

Lactobacillus reuteri strains reduce incidence and severity of experimental necrotizing enterocolitis via modulation of TLR4 and NF-κB signaling in the intestine

(2011) Yuying Liu et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

Inhibitory effects of Leuconostoc mesenteroides 1RM3 isolated from narezushi, a fermented fish with rice, on Listeria monocytogenes infection to Caco-2 cells and A/J mice

(2011) Shinsuke Nakamura et al.   ANAEROBE

Novel Probiotic Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis CECT 7210 Strain Active against Rotavirus Infections

(2011) José Antonio Moreno Muñoz et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Functional Characterization of a Mucus-Specific LPXTG Surface Adhesin from Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG

(2011) Ingemar von Ossowski et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Differential Targeting of the E-Cadherin/β-Catenin Complex by Gram-Positive Probiotic Lactobacilli Improves Epithelial Barrier Function

(2011) Stephanie Hummel et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Oral administration of a probiotic Lactobacillus modulates cytokine production and TLR expression improving the immune response against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium infection in mice

(2011) Natalia A Castillo et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Differential Toll-Like Receptor Recognition and Induction of Cytokine Profile by Bifidobacterium breve and Lactobacillus Strains of Probiotics

(2011) Theo S. Plantinga et al.   Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Probiotics and immune health

(2011) Fang Yan et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GASTROENTEROLOGY

Probiotic genomic DNA reduces the production of pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha

(2011) Chung Hee Kim et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Anti-inflammatory capacity of selected lactobacilli in experimental colitis is driven by NOD2-mediated recognition of a specific peptidoglycan-derived muropeptide

(2011) E. M. Fernandez et al.   GUT

Immunobiotic Lactobacillus jensenii Elicits Anti-Inflammatory Activity in Porcine Intestinal Epithelial Cells by Modulating Negative Regulators of the Toll-Like Receptor Signaling Pathway

(2011) Tomoyuki Shimazu et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Production of bioactive substances by intestinal bacteria as a basis for explaining probiotic mechanisms: Bacteriocins and conjugated linoleic acid

(2011) Eileen F. O'Shea et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics: impact on the gut immune system and allergic reactions

(2011) P. Gourbeyre et al.   JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY

Nod2: a key regulator linking microbiota to intestinal mucosal immunity

(2011) Amlan Biswas et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE-JMM

Immunomodulatory mechanisms of lactobacilli

(2011) Jerry M Wells   Microbial Cell Factories

Immunobiotic Lactobacillus strains augment NLRP3 expression in newborn and adult porcine gut-associated lymphoid tissues

(2011) Masanori Tohno et al.   VETERINARY IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY

Lactobacillus Adhesion to Mucus

(2011) Maxwell L. Van Tassell et al.   Nutrients

Gut Microbiota and Inflammation

(2011) Asa Hakansson et al.   Nutrients

Probiotics

(2010) N. T. Williams   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACY

Probiotic bacteria and intestinal epithelial barrier function

(2010) Christina L. Ohland et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

Bifidobacterium bifidum reduces apoptosis in the intestinal epithelium in necrotizing enterocolitis

(2010) Ludmila Khailova et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

Novel ProbioticBifidobacterium bifidumCECT 7366 Strain Active against the Pathogenic BacteriumHelicobacter pylori

(2010) E. Chenoll et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Lactobacillus plantarumExtracellular Chitin-Binding Protein and Its Role in the Interaction between Chitin, Caco-2 Cells, and Mucin

(2010) Borja Sánchez et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Functional Roles of Aggregation-Promoting-Like Factor in Stress Tolerance and Adherence of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM

(2010) Y. J. Goh et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Mucosal Adhesion Properties of the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG SpaCBA and SpaFED Pilin Subunits

(2010) I. von Ossowski et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Lactobacillus plantarum MB452 enhances the function of the intestinal barrier by increasing the expression levels of genes involved in tight junction formation

(2010) Rachel C Anderson et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Inflammasomes: current understanding and open questions

(2010) Franz Bauernfeind et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

NLRP3 inflammasome plays a key role in the regulation of intestinal homeostasis

(2010) Simon A. Hirota et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

The effect of bacteriocin-producing Lactobacillus plantarum strains on the intracellular pH of sessile and planktonic Listeria monocytogenes single cells

(2010) Dennis S. Nielsen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Antibacterial activity of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

(2010) Barbara Karska-Wysocki et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

DnaK from Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis is a surface-exposed human plasminogen receptor upregulated in response to bile salts

(2010) M. Candela et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

Extracellular proteins secreted by probiotic bacteria as mediators of effects that promote mucosa-bacteria interactions

(2010) B. Sanchez et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

The role of pattern-recognition receptors in innate immunity: update on Toll-like receptors

(2010) Taro Kawai et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Host interactions of probiotic bacterial surface molecules: comparison with commensals and pathogens

(2010) Sarah Lebeer et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Role of Toll-like receptors in the development of immunotolerance mediated by probiotics

(2010) Carolina Gómez-Llorente et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NUTRITION SOCIETY

The Inflammasomes: Guardians of the Body

(2009) Fabio Martinon et al.   Annual Review of Immunology

Lantibiotics: Mode of Action, Biosynthesis and Bioengineering

(2009) G. Bierbaum et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effect of natural commensal-origin DNA on toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) signaling cascade, chemokine IL-8 expression, and barrier integritiy of polarized intestinal epithelial cells

(2009) Darab Ghadimi et al.   INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

Lactobacilli stimulate the innate immune response and modulate the TLR expression of HT29 intestinal epithelial cells in vitro

(2009) María G. Vizoso Pinto et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

Mechanisms of probiotic actions – A review

(2009) Tobias A. Oelschlaeger   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

The Improvement of Hypertension by Probiotics: Effects on Cholesterol, Diabetes, Renin, and Phytoestrogens

(2009) Huey-Shi Lye et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Production of conjugated linoleic acid by probioticLactobacillus acidophilusLa-5

(2009) M. Macouzet et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Probiotics Improve Outcomes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial

(2009) Gavitt A. Woodard et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY

Cutting Edge: NF- B Activating Pattern Recognition and Cytokine Receptors License NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation by Regulating NLRP3 Expression

(2009) F. G. Bauernfeind et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Bifidobacterial enolase, a cell surface receptor for human plasminogen involved in the interaction with the host

(2009) M. Candela et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

NOD-Like Receptors: Role in Innate Immunity and Inflammatory Disease

(2008) Grace Chen et al.   Annual Review of Pathology-Mechanisms of Disease

Implication of an Outer Surface Lipoprotein in Adhesion of Bifidobacterium bifidum to Caco-2 Cells

(2008) S. Guglielmetti et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

TLR-4, IL-1R and TNF-R signaling to NF-κB: variations on a common theme

(2008) L. Verstrepen et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

Production and Characterization of an Antifungal Compound (3-Phenyllactic Acid) Produced by Lactobacillus plantarum Strain

(2008) P. Prema et al.   Food and Bioprocess Technology

Initial description of the human NLRP3 promoter

(2008) J P Anderson et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

The efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review

(2008) P. Moayyedi et al.   GUT

Safety of probiotics: translocation and infection

(2008) Min-Tze Liong   NUTRITION REVIEWS

Three Lactobacillus strains from healthy infant stool inhibit enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli grown in vitro

(2007) Cheng-Chih Tsai et al.   ANAEROBE

Lactic acid bacteria with potential to eliminate fungal spoilage in foods

(2007) S. Rouse et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY