Tackling probiotic and gut microbiota functionality through proteomics

Gut Microbiota and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

The Intestinal Mucosa as a Habitat of the Gut Microbiota and a Rational Target for Probiotic Functionality and Safety

Microbiota and a Rational Target for Probiotic Functionality and Safety Muriel Derrien, Diya Adawi, Siv Ahrné, Bengt Jeppsson, Göran Molin, Nadia Osman, Jelena Štšepetova, Elaine E. Vaughan, Willem M. de Vos and Arthur C. Ouwehand From the Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, 6703 CT Wageningen, The Netherlands, Department of Surgery, Malmö University Hospital, Lund University, 20...

Psychobiotics and Brain-Gut Microbiota Axis

Fermented foods containing probiotic bacteria have been used for many years to improve the health or treatment of some diseases. Nowadays, the Therapeutic properties of probiotics are becoming more and more obvious to everyone, insofar as in recent years, more attention has been paid to the potential relation between gut microbiota and mental health. Several studies have shown that intestinal m...

Relationship between gut microbiota and type 2 diabetes

Diabetes is the most common endocrine disease following the spread of metabolic diseases worldwide. Diabetes is also the fifth leading cause of death in the world. Patients with type 2 diabetes account for about 90% of people with diabetes. Studies over the past years have shown a significant association between intestinal microbiota, intestinal dysbiosis, and metabolic syndrome. Changes in the...

Autoinducer-2 Plays a Crucial Role in Gut Colonization and Probiotic Functionality of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003

In the present study we show that luxS of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003 is involved in the production of the interspecies signaling molecule autoinducer-2 (AI-2), and that this gene is essential for gastrointestinal colonization of a murine host, while it is also involved in providing protection against Salmonella infection in Caenorhabditis elegans. We demonstrate that a B. breve luxS-insertio...