Role of lactic acid bacteria in food preservation and safety

A Zapaśnik, B Sokołowska, M Bryła - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fermentation of various food stuffs by lactic acid bacteria is one of the oldest forms of food
biopreservation. Bacterial antagonism has been recognized for over a century, but in recent …

Eating fermented: Health benefits of LAB-fermented foods

V Castellone, E Bancalari, J Rubert, M Gatti, E Neviani… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are involved in producing a considerable number of fermented
products consumed worldwide. Many of those LAB fermented foods are recognized as …

Engineered living materials for advanced diseases therapy

X Dong, W Wu, P Pan, XZ Zhang - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Natural living materials serving as biotherapeutics exhibit great potential for treating various
diseases owing to their immunoactivity, tissue targeting, and other biological activities. In this …

Heavy metals (HMs) pollution in the aquatic environment: Role of probiotics and gut microbiota in HMs remediation

A Kakade, M Sharma, ES Salama, P Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of heavy metals (HMs) in aquatic ecosystems is a universal concern due to
their tendency to accumulate in aquatic organisms. HMs accumulation has been found to …

Impact of contaminants on microbiota: linking the gut–brain axis with neurotoxicity

J Balaguer-Trias, D Deepika, M Schuhmacher… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the last years, research has focused on microbiota to establish a missing link between
neuronal health and intestine imbalance. Many studies have considered microbiota as …

An update on the effectiveness of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of cancer

V Sankarapandian, BA Venmathi Maran, RL Rajendran… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Probiotics are living microbes that play a significant role in protecting the host in various
ways. Gut microbiota is one of the key players in maintaining homeostasis. Cancer is …

Biodetoxification and protective properties of probiotics

OL Pop, R Suharoschi, R Gabbianelli - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Probiotic consumption is recognized as being generally safe and correlates with multiple
and valuable health benefits. However, the mechanism by which it helps detoxify the body …

Effects of probiotic supplementation on very low dose AFB1-induced neurotoxicity in adult male rats

GA Sahin, D Karabulut, G Unal, M Sayan, H Sahin - Life Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Aims Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most toxic and common form of AF found in food
and feed. Although AFB1 exposure has toxic effects on many organs, studies on the brain …

The control of Fusarium growth and decontamination of produced mycotoxins by lactic acid bacteria

S Smaoui, S Agriopoulou, T D'Amore… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Global crop and food contamination with mycotoxins are one of the primary worldwide
concerns, while there are several restrictions regarding approaching conventional physical …

Probiotic cultures as a potential protective strategy against the toxicity of environmentally relevant chemicals: State-of-the-art knowledge

K Baralić, K Živančević, D Bozic… - Food and Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmentally relevant toxic substances may affect human health, provoking numerous
harmful effects on central nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine and reproductive …