1. Lactic acid bacteria secrete toll like receptor 2 stimulating and macrophage immunomodulating bioactive factors
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Chengcheng Ren, Lianghui Cheng, Yue Sun, Qiuxiang Zhang, Bart J. de Haan, Hao Zhang, Marijke M. Faas, and Paul de Vos
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Immunomodulation ,Lactic acid bacteria ,Secreted bioactive factor ,Toll-like receptor ,Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,TX341-641 - Abstract
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can support host health and crosstalks between ligands on bacterial cells and Toll-like receptors (TLR) are known as key inducers of these health effects. LAB-secreted bioactive factors also possess health-promoting properties but the underlying mechanisms remain to be identified. Here, we report that secreted factors of different LAB strains induce cytokine (IL-10 and TNF-α) production by THP1-differentiated human macrophages in a species- and strain-dependent manner. LAB-secreted products also drive immune-stimulating and anti-pathogenic M1-macrophage polarization. Moreover, bacterial supernatants induce species- and strain-dependent TLR2 activation. Several bacterial strains such as L. casei CCFM9 and L. brevis CCFM498 cannot activate TLR signaling, but their secreted products strongly activate TLR2. This indicates that LAB-secreted components may further boost the functional effects of bacterial strains. Our results confirm direct interactions of LAB-secreted components with TLRs, and provide novel insights in how LABs may provide immune-modulation.
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- 2020
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