Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bacillus subtilis significantly change the growth performance, serum immunity and cecal microbiota of Cherry Valley ducks during the fattening period
This study explored the effects of aBacillus subtilis andLactobacillus acidophilus mixture containing the co-fermented products of the two probiotics on growth performance, serum immunity and cecal microbiota of Cherry Valley ducks. This study included 480 one-day-old Cherry Valley ducks divided into four feeding groups: basal diet (control group) and basal diet supplemented with 300, 500, or 700 mg/kg of the probiotic powder; the ducks were raised for 42 days. Compared with the control group, body weight on day 42 and the average daily gain on days 15–42 significantly increased (p < 0.05), and the feed conv...
Source: Animal Science Journal - April 23, 2024 Category: Zoology Authors: Menghui Zhang,
Anan Yu,
Hongzhi Wu,
Xiaolan Xiong,
Jianhui Li,
Li Chen Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Biphasic Water-Oil Systems for Functional Augmentation of Probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus Nanoencapsulated in Luteolin-Fe3+ Shells
Chem. Commun., 2024, Accepted Manuscript DOI: 10.1039/D4CC01603C, CommunicationDuc Tai Nguyen, Sang Yeong Han, Filip Kozlowski, Gulaim A. Seisenbaeva, Vadim G Kessler, Beom Jin Kim, Insung S. Choi Single-cell nanoencapsulation (SCNE) has great potential in the enhancement of therapeutic effects of probiotic microbes. However, the material scope has been limited to water-soluble compounds to avoid non-biocompatible organic solvents... The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry (Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles)
Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles - April 22, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Duc Tai Nguyen Source Type: research
Prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and postbiotics to adolescents in metabolic syndrome
The prevalence of childhood and adolescent obesity has globally reached alarming dimensions and many adolescents affected by obesity already present one or more obesity-related comorbidities. In recent years, emerging evidence supporting the role of gut microbiota in the pathophysiology of metabolic diseases has been reported and the use of prebiotics, probiotics, synbiotics and postbiotics as a strategy to manipulate gut microbiota has become popular. The aim of this review is to explore the relationship between gut microbiota and metabolic syndrome in adolescents and to discuss the potential use of prebiotics, probiotics...
Source: Clinical Nutrition - April 22, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Alessia Luzzi, Irene Maria Briata, Ilaria Di Napoli, Silvia Giugliano, Antonio Di Sabatino, Maria Rescigno, Hellas Cena Source Type: research
Probiotics Supplements Improve the Sarcopenia-Related Quality of Life in Older Adults with Age-Related Muscle Decline
AbstractA pathological increase in intestinal leak is implicated in age-associated muscle loss, termed sarcopenia, and reduced sarcopenia-related quality-of-life (SarQoL). However, the potential therapies remain elusive. We investigated the effects of probiotic supplementation on sarcopenia and SarQoL in geriatric older adults. We randomized sarcopenic men into placebo (age = 71.4 ± 3.9 years,n = 63) and probiotic (age = 73 ± 4.1 years,n = 60) groups for 16 weeks. The probiotic used was one capsule daily of Vivomix 112 billion for 16 weeks. We measured sarcopenia parameters of handgrip strength (HGS) and s...
Source: Calcified Tissue International - April 20, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research
Commensal Microbiota Regulate Aldosterone
In this study, we aimed to determine whether gut microbiota regulate host aldosterone. We employed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to assess plasma aldosterone and plasma renin activity (PRA) in female and male mice in which gut microbiota are intact, suppressed, or absent. In addition, we examined urinary aldosterone. Our findings demonstrated that when the gut microbiota is suppressed following antibiotic treatment, there is an increase in plasma and urinary aldosterone in both female and male mice. In contrast, an increase in PRA is seen only in males. We also found that when gut microbiota are absent (germ-...
Source: Am J Physiol Renal P... - April 18, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Brittni N Moore Alexandra D Medcalf Rachel Q Muir Chudan Xu Francine Z Marques Jennifer L Pluznick Source Type: research
Selenium bioactive compounds produced by beneficial microbes
Adv Appl Microbiol. 2024;126:63-92. doi: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2024.02.004. Epub 2024 Mar 29.ABSTRACTSelenium (Se) is an essential trace element present as selenocysteine (SeCys) in selenoproteins, which have an important role in thyroid metabolism and the redox system in humans. Se deficiency affects between 500 and 1000 million people worldwide. Increasing Se intake can prevent from bacterial and viral infections. Se deficiency has been associated with cancer, Alzheimer, Parkinson, decreased thyroid function, and male infertility. Se intake depends on the food consumed which is directly related to the amount of Se in the soil...
Source: Advances in Applied Microbiology - April 18, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: L Crespo B Sede Lucena F G Mart ínez F Mozzi M Pescuma Source Type: research
Hi-C metagenomics facilitate comparative genome analysis of bacteria and yeast from spontaneous beer and cider
Food Microbiol. 2024 Aug;121:104520. doi: 10.1016/j.fm.2024.104520. Epub 2024 Mar 26.ABSTRACTSequence-based analysis of fermented foods and beverages' microbiomes offers insights into their impact on taste and consumer health. High-throughput metagenomics provide detailed taxonomic and functional community profiling, but bacterial and yeast genome reconstruction and mobile genetic elements tracking are to be improved. We established a pipeline for exploring fermented foods microbiomes using metagenomics coupled with chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C metagenomics). The approach was applied to analyze a collection of spo...
Source: Food Microbiology - April 18, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Ignat V Sonets Mikhail A Solovyev Valeriia A Ivanova Petr A Vasiluev Aleksey V Kachalkin Sofia D Ochkalova Anton I Korobeynikov Sergey V Razin Sergey V Ulianov Alexander V Tyakht Source Type: research
Cereus jamacaru DC. (mandacaru) fruit as a source of lactic acid bacteria with in vitro probiotic-related characteristics and its protective effects on Pediococcus pentosaceus during lyophilization and refrigeration storage
This study isolated and identified autochthonous lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from mandacaru fruit and evaluated their potential probiotic and technological aptitudes in vitro, as well as the protective effects of freeze-dried mandacaru fruit on the most promising LAB isolate during lyophilization and refrigeration storage. Initially, 212 colonies were isolated from mandacaru fruit, and 34 were preliminarily identified as LAB. Thirteen isolates identified by 16S-rRNA sequencing as Pediococcus pentosaceus were negative for DNase, gelatinase, hemolytic, and biogenic amine production. The selected isolates showed proteolytic ac...
Source: International Journal of Food Microbiology - April 18, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Gracy Kelly Vieira de Vasconcelos Medeiros Ana Cristina Silveira Martins Mateus Gomes Vasconcelos Estef ânia Fernandes Garcia No ádia Priscila Araújo Rodrigues Thatyane Mariano Rodrigues de Albuquerque Vanessa Bordin Viera Maria L úcia da Conceição Source Type: research
Commensal Microbiota Regulate Aldosterone
In this study, we aimed to determine whether gut microbiota regulate host aldosterone. We employed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to assess plasma aldosterone and plasma renin activity (PRA) in female and male mice in which gut microbiota are intact, suppressed, or absent. In addition, we examined urinary aldosterone. Our findings demonstrated that when the gut microbiota is suppressed following antibiotic treatment, there is an increase in plasma and urinary aldosterone in both female and male mice. In contrast, an increase in PRA is seen only in males. We also found that when gut microbiota are absent (germ-...
Source: American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology - April 18, 2024 Category: Physiology Authors: Brittni N Moore Alexandra D Medcalf Rachel Q Muir Chudan Xu Francine Z Marques Jennifer L Pluznick Source Type: research
The effects of probiotics supplements on metabolic indices and clinical signs in patients with diabetic retinopathy, a randomized double blind clinical trial
ConclusionsOverall, probiotic supplementation after 12 weeks in DR patients had beneficial effects on few metabolic profiles. This study was registered under the Iranian website for clinical trials ashttp://www.irct.ir: IRCT20130211012438N29. (Source: Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders)
Source: Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders - April 18, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
Multi-species synbiotic supplementation increased fecal short chain fatty acids and anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 in adult men with dyslipidemia; A randomized, double-blind, clinical trial
CONCLUSIONS: A Twelve-week synbiotic supplementation increased fecal SCFAs and improved inflammation in adult men with dyslipidemia.PMID:38631185 | DOI:10.1016/j.cyto.2024.156608 (Source: Cytokine)
Source: Cytokine - April 17, 2024 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Shekoufeh Salamat Alireza Jahan-Mihan Lida Gharibvand Mohammad Reza Tabandeh Anahita Mansoori Source Type: research
Effect of different levels of single cell protein and probiotic microorganisms on performance, immunological responses, and intestinal histology in laying hens
AbstractAn experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of single-cell protein (SCP), as a valuable by-product and substitute for soybean meal, and multistrain probiotics on the performance, blood biochemistry, intestinal histomorphology, ileal microbiota, and immune responses in laying hens. Leghorn laying hens were randomly assigned to nine experimental treatments with eight replicates of five birds each. Dietary treatments consisted of three levels of replacement of soybean meal with SCP (0.0%, 30%, and 60%) and three levels of probiotics (0.0, 50, 100 mg/kg) offered through 70 days of main recording. The result ...
Source: Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition - April 17, 2024 Category: Zoology Authors: Rasoul Rashedi Dehsahraee,
Amir Hossein Mahdavi,
Mohammad Sedghi,
Hassan Saleh Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
The Role of Gut-derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Multiple Sclerosis
AbstractMultiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic condition affecting the central nervous system (CNS), where the interplay of genetic and environmental factors influences its pathophysiology, triggering immune responses and instigating inflammation. Contemporary research has been notably dedicated to investigating the contributions of gut microbiota and their metabolites in modulating inflammatory reactions within the CNS. Recent recognition of the gut microbiome and dietary patterns as environmental elements impacting MS development emphasizes the potential influence of small, ubiquitous molecules from microbiota, such as sho...
Source: NeuroMolecular Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Anti-obesity potentiality of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum E2_MCCKT isolated from a fermented beverage, haria: a high fat diet-induced obese mice model study
In conclusion, the probioticLp. plantarum E2_MCCKT might have significant anti-obesity effects on mice. (Source: World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology)
Source: World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology - April 17, 2024 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Sialic acid-based probiotic intervention in lactating mothers improves the neonatal gut microbiota and immune responses by regulating sialylated milk oligosaccharide synthesis via the gut –breast axis
Volume 16, Issue 1, January-December 2024 . (Source: Gut Microbes)
Source: Gut Microbes - April 17, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yushuang WangBinqi RuiXiaolei ZeYujia LiuDa YuYinhui LiuZhi LiYu XiXixi NingZengjie LeiJieli YuanLiang LiXuguang ZhangWenzhe LiYanjie DengJingyu YanMing Lia Department of Microecology, College of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, C Source Type: research
