Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Alejandro Villasante, Carolina Ramirez, Hector Rodriguez, Patricio Dantagnan, Adrian Hernandez, Elias Figueroa, Jaime Romero
Summary: Atlantic salmon fed a carbohydrate-rich diet showed suboptimal growth performance and metabolic disturbances. The study aimed to investigate the effects of graded levels of digestible carbohydrates on the distal intestine digesta microbiota in Atlantic salmon. The results demonstrated that feeding a high digestible carbohydrate diet led to negative effects on growth parameters and liver health, including increased lipid vacuolization and expression of fatty acid synthase. The composition of distal intestine digesta microbiota also changed with the carbohydrate-rich diet. Furthermore, certain lactic acid bacteria were found to be negatively correlated with hepatic steatosis and other liver health indicators. The potential use of lactic acid bacteria as probiotics to improve liver health in carnivorous fish fed a fatty liver-induced diet deserves further investigation.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Divakar Dahiya, Poonam Singh Nigam
Summary: The gut microbiota is a diverse community of microbes that plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health and preventing diseases. Disruption of the balance of the gut microbiota can occur due to various reasons, leading to dysbiosis. Dysbiosis of the gut microbiota can have detrimental effects on gastrointestinal health and contribute to the development of diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. This review suggests that biotherapy, using probiotic products, can help restore the disrupted gut microbiota and alleviate inflammation, potentially preventing the induction of cancer as well.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Yingzi Yuan, Yutong Yang, Lele Xiao, Lingbo Qu, Xiaoling Zhang, Yongjun Wei
Summary: Fermented vegetables have a long history and are valued for their unique flavors and health benefits. Microorganisms, especially lactic acid bacteria, play a crucial role in the fermentation process, improving nutritional value and inhibiting spoilage bacteria. Understanding the role of probiotics in maintaining the quality and safety of fermented vegetables is important for both homemade and industrial-scale production.
Review
Microbiology
Morayma Ramirez Damian, Naima G. Cortes-Perez, Erika T. Quintana, Alicia Ortiz-Moreno, Cynthia Garfias Noguez, Carlos Eugenio Cruceno-Casarrubias, Maria Elena Sanchez Pardo, Luis G. Bermudez-Humaran
Summary: This chapter reviews the recent research and advancements in the field of functional foods, and discusses the future outlook in this area.
Review
Microbiology
Edgar Torres-Maravilla, Anne-Sophie Boucard, Amir Hossein Mohseni, Sedigheh Taghinezhad-S, Naima G. Cortes-Perez, Luis G. Bermudez-Humaran
Summary: The gut microbiota is crucial for maintaining human health, and probiotics show promise as adjuvants for colorectal cancer treatment.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Mariya Gryaznova, Yuliya Smirnova, Inna Burakova, Mikhail Syromyatnikov, Pavel Chizhkov, Evgeny Popov, Vasily Popov
Summary: The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in human health. Probiotics have been proven to regulate host metabolism. Our study aimed to assess the impact of lactic acid bacteria on the gut microbiome of healthy individuals using the V3 region of the 16S rRNA gene. The results demonstrated changes in the overall composition of the gut microbiota after taking the supplement.
PROBIOTICS AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Despoina Eugenia Kiousi, Marina Rathosi, Margaritis Tsifintaris, Pelagia Chondrou, Alex Galanis
Summary: The comprehensive characterization of probiotic action has advanced significantly in recent decades with the development of high-throughput, multiomics platforms. The integration of these platforms into probiotic studies has provided valuable insights into the holistic effects of probiotic supplementation on intestinal and extraintestinal diseases. Despite challenges in interpreting the data, the maturation of systems biology and artificial intelligence has facilitated the analysis of results.
ADVANCES IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Chul Sang Lee, Mi Hyun Park, Byoung Kook Kim, Sae Hun Kim
Summary: Obesity is a major cause of metabolic diseases, and inhibiting adipogenic differentiation can prevent and suppress obesity. Oral administration of Lactobacillus strains can improve serum lipid profile and normalize gut microbiota, effectively preventing obesity and improving metabolic health.
PROBIOTICS AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qianqian Wei, Nan Xue, Jingru Gao, Yuanjie Dang, Rongcun Zhou, Yijia Song, Yulin Tian, Jiao Sun, Farong Li, Juan Wan
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the hypoglycemic effects of inactivated L. brevis YM1301 on T2DM mice induced by a high-fat diet and streptozocin. Results showed that inactivated YM1301 significantly improved symptoms of T2DM, reducing blood glucose, insulin, and glycated hemoglobin levels, increasing glucose tolerance, decreasing insulin resistance, reducing fat accumulation, and promoting serum GLP-1 levels.
JOURNAL OF FOOD BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Jing Li, Xinyue Yu, Xinxing Xu, Peipei Tang, Shuang Bi, Xiaopu Ren, Yong Shi, Jihong Wu, Fei Lao
Summary: This study fed unfermented jujube pulp (UFJP), high and low doses of fermented jujube pulp (FJP) to constipated mice and examined their effects on defecation function, intestinal mucosa tissue, gastrointestinal regulatory peptide, short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in feces, and gut microbial composition. The results showed that high-dose FJP protected intestinal mucosa tissue, shortened defecation time, and increased the number and weight of black feces. High-dose FJP also regulated the somatostatin and gastrin levels in constipated mice, and restored the gut microbiota composition to a healthier state. This study provides convincing evidence that daily supplementation of high-dose FJP in the diet can effectively alleviate constipation and modulate gut health.
FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN WELLNESS
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Adriana Nowak, Daria Szczuka, Anna Gorczynska, Ilona Motyl, Dorota Kregiel
Summary: Traditional medicine uses honeybee products to prevent illness and promote healing; honeybees have a huge impact on human way of life and the environment; understanding and protecting the natural microbiota of honeybees is crucial for their health and well-being.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Shanmugaprakasham Selvamani, Daniel Joe Dailin, Vijai Kumar Gupta, Mohd Wahid, Ho Chin Keat, Khairun Hani Natasya, Roslinda Abd Malek, Shafiul Haque, R. Sayyed, Bassam Abomoelak, Dalia Sukmawati, Theodoros Varzakas, Hesham Ali El Enshasy
Summary: Human breast milk has a unique composition that is adapted to meet the nutritional needs of newborns and support their health. The microbiota in human milk plays a significant role in infant growth and development, potentially originating from the maternal gut and transferred through the entero-mammary pathway. These microbial factors also contribute to neonatal immunity development and the translocation of secretory IgA cells from the intestinal lumen to mammary glands.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Divakar Dahiya, Poonam Singh Nigam
Summary: The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health and preventing disease development. Probiotic microorganisms, available in various forms such as fermented foods and freeze-dried supplements, are important in maintaining a healthy balance of gut bacteria and alleviating certain diseases.
Article
Microbiology
Mariya Gryaznova, Yulia Dvoretskaya, Inna Burakova, Mikhail Syromyatnikov, Evgeny Popov, Anastasia Kokina, Evgeny Mikhaylov, Vasily Popov
Summary: Probiotics are living microorganisms that provide numerous health benefits for their host, and have various effects on the body, such as changing gut microbiota, improving the integrity of the epithelial barrier, and having anti-inflammatory effects. The study showed that probiotics based on members of the Lactobacillaceae family have a more positive effect on the gut microbiome than probiotics based on bifidobacteria.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Timothy Bamgbose, Anupkumar R. Anvikar, Pilar Alberdi, Isa O. Abdullahi, Helen I. Inabo, Mohammed Bello, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Jose de la Fuente
Summary: The composition of gut microbiota has been linked to human health and the severity of malaria. Fermented foods are beneficial for maintaining a healthy gut bacteria community. Research on developing functional foods for manipulating the gut microbiota to control malaria transmission and severity is limited.
PROBIOTICS AND ANTIMICROBIAL PROTEINS
(2021)