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Table 1 Different health benefits of paraprobiotic and postbiotic molecules

From: Postbiotics-parabiotics: the new horizons in microbial biotherapy and functional foods

Probiotic organisms

Paraprobiotic/postbiotic components

Type/model of study

Health benefits

Method of isolation and characterization

Refs.

L. rhamnosus GG

Heat killed cells

Rat model

Anti-inflammatory

Heat treatment (80 °C for 20 min)

[174]

L. brevis SBC8803, L. brevis -8013

B. longum, and Streptococcus faecalis

Heat killed cells

Caco-2 cells and colitis mouse model

Anti-inflammatory and

Enhancement of epithelial barrier permeability

Heat treatment (121 °C for 20 min)

[170]

L. paracasei spp. paracasei (strain 06TCa22) and L. plantarum (strain 06CC2)

Heat killed cells

In vitro kidney cell line

Immunomodulation

Heat treatment (100 °C for 1 h)

[175]

VSL#3 (B. breve, B. longum, and B. infantis; L. plantarum, L. bulgaricus, L. casei  and L. acidophilus; S. salivarius subsp. thermophilus)

Heat killed cells

Dextran Sodium Sulfate (DSS) induced colitis rat model

Anti-inflammatory

Heat treatment (121 °C for 20 min)

[176]

Lactobacillus spp.

Heat killed cells

In vitro

Anti-biofilm effect against oral pathogens

Heat treatment (100 °C for 3 min)

[177]

L. casei and L. rhamnosus GG

Cell-free supernatant

HCT-116 cell line

Anti-cancer effect,

Anti-inflammatory,

Enhancement of gut barrier property

[178]

Lactobacillus spp.

Cell-free supernatant

Vaginal epithelial cells

Anti-adhesion effect against E. coli

[179]

L. paraplantarum

Cell-free supernatant

In vitro

Antagonistic effects against MRSA

HPLC (organic acids identification)

[180]

L. rhamnosus GR-1

Cell-free supernatant

Amnion cells

Immunomodulatory activity

[181]

L. rhamnosus GG

Cell-free supernatant

Caco-2 cell line

Protective effect against the E. coli induced barrier dysfunctioning by influencing the expression of MUC2, ZO-1, IgA, mucin

[182]

Lactobacillus isolates

Cell-free supernatant (antimicrobial proteins)

In vitro

Suppression of multidrug-resistant Helicobacter pylori

Purification and identification by reverse phase-HPLC

[183]

Weissella cibaria strain CMU (oraCMU),

Cell-free supernatant

In vitro

Antagonistic effects against Porphyromonas gingivalis (an oral pathogen)

Identification of lactic acid, acetic acid, and citric acid by HPLC;

Short-chain fatty acids by GC–MS;

Secretory protein by 2D-gel electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF/MS

[184]

L. fermentum

Cell-free supernatant

3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes

Anti-senescence potential (alleviated senescence markers viz. p53, p21WAF1, SA-β-gal, p38MAPK, iNOS, cox-2, ROS, NF-κB, and DNA damage response)

[185]

L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus

EPS

In vitro

Cholesterol-lowering effect

[186]

Pediococcus parvulus

EPS

LDL-receptor deficient mice model

Cholesterol-lowering and immunomodulatory effect

Ethanol precipitation method

[187]

B. breve BASO-1 and Lactobacillus spp.

EPS

In vitro

Anti-biofilm effect against B. cereus, L. monocytogenes, E. fecalis, S. aureus, E. coli 0157:H7, E. coli ATCC 35218, P. aeruginosa, and Salmonella spp

TCA and ethanol precipitation method

[188]

L. fermentum S1

EPS

In vitro

Anti-oxidative and anti-biofilm effect against E. coli and S. aureus

TCA and ethanol precipitation method. Further purification by anion-exchange chromatography

[189]

L. jensenii P6A and L. gasseri P6

Biosurfactants

In vitro

Anti-biofilm and anti-microbial effects against E. coli, Candidaalbicans, Staph. saprophyticus, Enterobacter aerogenes, and Klebsiella pneumonia

Cell wall-bound biosurfactants extraction in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS)

[66]

L. casei B1

Biosurfactants

In vitro human epithelial cell line (HEp-2)

Anti-oxidative, anti-proliferative, and anti-adhesion activity against S. aureus

Cell wall-bound biosurfactants extraction in phosphate-buffered saline

[190]

Lactobacillus spp.

Biosurfactants

In vitro

Antagonistic effects against E. coli

Chloroform and methanol extraction

[191]

L. gasseri

Biosurfactants

In vitro

Antibiofilm ability against methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)

Cell wall-bound biosurfactants extraction in phosphate-buffered saline

[192]

L. paracasei D3-5 strain

LTA

In vivo

Anti-aging

Cell disruption by mechanical method and LTA extraction by butanol method

[103]

L. plantarum

LTA

In vitro

Antibiofilm activity against S. mutans

Mechanical cell disruption method of extraction followed by MALDI-TOF/MS based structure confirmation

[108]

L. plantarum

LTA

In vitro

Anti-adhesion and antimicrobial effects

Mechanical disruption of cells, n-butanol extraction followed by confirmation of LTA by conventional silver staining after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

[193]

L. plantarum K8

LTA

HaCaT Cells and Mice model

Inhibition of TNF-α and IFNγ mediated C3 mRNA expression

-do-

[194]

L. casei

Peptidoglycan

Various cancer cell lines and CD-1 Swiss mice

Anti-tumour effect

Treatment of cell pellet with penicillin and d-glucose and subsequent collection of soluble peptidoglycan after centrifugation

[195]

L. rhamnosus CRL1505

Peptidoglycan

Immunocompromised-malnourished mice with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection

Enhancement of Th2 response

Mechanical disruption, delipidated by solvent extraction, and nuclease treatment

[196]

L. kefir

Surface layer proteins

Vero cells

Melioration of Clostridium difficile induced cytotoxicity

5 M LiCl extraction method, and confirmation by SDA-PAGE

[173]

L. plantarum 423

Surface proteins

Caco-2 cells

Anti-adhesion effect against Clostridium sporogenes and Enterococcus faecalis

4 M guanidine HCl treatment followed by 5 M LiCl based extraction, and SDS-PAGE confirmation

[197]

L. acidophilus CICC6074

S-layer proteins

Caco-2 cells and colitis mouse model

Lowered the intestinal epithelial apoptosis, with decreasing the IL-6 secretion

LiCl extraction and purification by Sephadex G-75 gel filtration column. Additionally, SDS-PAGE based molecular weight confirmation

[198]

L. plantarum

Mucus binding protein

In vitro Caco-2 and HT-29 cell line

Mucoantiadhesion and anti-colonization effects against E. coli

Cloning and expression of Mubs5s6 gene in E. coli followed by purification and confirmation by chromatography and SDS-PAGE based techniques

[94]

L. acidophilus DDS-1

SCFA

Aging C57BL/6 J mice

Increases in short-chain fatty acids (butyrate, propionate, and acetate) levels

GC–MS

[199]

Lactobacillus spp

SCFA

Mice

Increases in butyrate and propionate levels with ameliorate gut microbiome dysbiosis

HPLC

[200]

L. rhamnosus strain ASCC 1520

SCFA

BALB/c mice

Gut microbiota alteration

QTRAP LC–MS/MS

[201]

Bbifidum

SCFA (acetate)

Caco-2

Increase in TEER values

NMR

[202]