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Adhesion mechanisms mediated by probiotics and prebiotics and their potential impact on human health

Monteagudo, A., Rastall, B., Gibson, G., Charalampopoulos, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1269-8402 and Chatzifragkou, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9255-7871 (2019) Adhesion mechanisms mediated by probiotics and prebiotics and their potential impact on human health. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 103. pp. 6463-6472. ISSN 0175-7598

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Abstract/Summary

Adhesion ability to the host is a classical selection criterion for potential probiotic bacteria that could result in a transient colonisation that would help to promote immunomodulatory effects, as well as stimulate gut barrier and metabolic functions. In addition, probiotic bacteria has a potential protective role against enteropathogens through different mechanisms including production of antimicrobial compounds, reduction of pathogenic bacterial adhesion and competition for host cell binding sites. The competitive exclusion by probiotic bacteria not only has a beneficial effect on the gut but also in the urogenital tract and oral cavity. On the other hand, prebiotics may also act as barriers to pathogens and toxins by preventing their adhesion to epithelial receptors. In vitro studies with different intestinal cell lines has been widely used along the last decades to assess the adherence ability of probiotic bacteria and pathogen antagonism. However, extrapolation of these results to in vivo conditions still remain unclear, leading to the need of optimization of more complex in vitro approaches that includes interaction with the resident microbiota to address the current limitations. The aim of this mini-review is to provide a comprehensive overview on the potential effect of the adhesive properties of probiotics and prebiotics on the host by focusing on the most recent findings related with adhesion and immunomodulatory and antipathogenic effect on human health.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Food Microbial Sciences Research Group
Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences > Food Research Group
ID Code:84115
Publisher:Springer

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