Probiotics exert anti-obesity effects in high-fat diet (HFD) obese mice, but there are few studies on anti-obesity using heat-killed probiotics. Here, we investigated the effect of heat-killed Lactiplantibacillus plantarum K8 (K8HK) on the anti-differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and on...

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of glutamate on piglet growth performance and intestinal immunity function, and to further elucidate its mechanism. In a 2 × 2 factorial design involving immunological challenge (lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or saline) and diet (with or without...

Purpose: The high-meat, low-fibre Western diet is strongly associated with colorectal cancer risk. Mycoprotein, produced from Fusarium venanatum, has been sold as a high-fibre alternative to meat for decades. Hitherto, the effects of mycoprotein in the human bowel have not been well considered....

Lactobacillus (L.) casei NCU011054 isolated from infant feces has been proven to be a potential probiotic in vitro. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of L. casei NCU011054 on the immune response and gut microbiota in cyclophosphamide (CP)-induced immunosuppression mice. Results...

Background: Jiang-Tang-San-Huang (JTSH) pill, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) prescription, has long been applied to clinically treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), while the underlying antidiabetic mechanism remains unclarified. Currently, it is believed that the interaction between...

We describe a cluster of 6 pediatric hematopoietic cell transplant recipients with Lactobacillus bacteremia attributed to probiotic use. Lactobacillus isolates cultured from probiotics and patients' blood were proven to be related using whole-genome sequencing. Clinical studies are needed to...

This study was aimed at investigating the hypoglycemic effect of Chlorella pyrenoidosa functional formulations (CFF), composed of extracts of C. pyrenoudosa, Ganoderma lucidum, and Panax ginseng with chromium-enriched yeast, on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced high-glucose and high-fat diet-fed mice....

Hyperuricemia is the increased serum uric acid concentration, associated with metabolic syndrome that commonly leads to heart disease, gout, and chronic nephropathy. In animals, uric acid can be oxidized by the uricase enzyme and excreted in the urine. Unfortunately, humans lack uricase. This study ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a synbiotic containing eukaryotic and prokaryotic probiotics on the average weights of male rats per week, the weights of the feed they consume, their activity, and their health status. Each group was dosed with a probiotic or synbiotic, ...

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the clinically aggressive variant of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Hippo pathway dysregulation can contribute to NASH development and progression. The use of probiotics is effective in NASH management. Our aim is to investigate the efficacy of kefir Milk ...