Anti-Atherogenic Actions of the Lab4b Consortium of Probiotics In Vitro

Probiotic bacteria have many protective effects against inflammatory disorders, though the mechanisms underlying their actions are poorly understood. The Lab4b consortium of probiotics contains four strains of lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria that are reflective of the gut of newborn babies and infants. The effect of Lab4b on atherosclerosis, an inflammatory disorder of the vasculature, has not yet been determined and was investigated on key processes associated with this disease in human monocytes/macrophages and vascular smooth muscle cells in vitro. The Lab4b conditioned medium (CM) attenuated chemokine-driven monocytic migration, monocyte/macrophage proliferation, uptake of modified LDL and macropinocytosis in macrophages together with the proliferation and platelet-derived growth factor-induced migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. The Lab4b CM also induced phagocytosis in macrophages and cholesterol efflux from macrophage-derived foam cells. The effect of Lab4b CM on macrophage foam cell formation was associated with a decrease in the expression of several key genes implicated in the uptake of modified LDL and induced expression of those involved in cholesterol efflux. These studies reveal, for the first time, several anti-atherogenic actions of Lab4b and strongly implicate further studies in mouse models of the disease in vivo and in clinical trials.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 4 vom: 11. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

O'Morain, Victoria L [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Plummer, Sue F [VerfasserIn]
Michael, Daryn R [VerfasserIn]
Ramji, Dipak P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

97C5T2UQ7J
Atherosclerosis
Cholesterol
Foam cells
Gene expression
Inflammation
Journal Article
Lipoproteins, LDL
Macrophages
Probiotics
Smooth muscle cells

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.02.2023

Date Revised 01.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms24043639

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353411914