Paulraj Kanmani, Leonardo Albarracin, Hisakazu Kobayashi, Elvira Maria Hebert, Lucila Saavedra, Ryoya Komatsu, Brian Gatica, Ayako Miyazaki, Wakako Ikeda-Ohtsubo, Yoshihito Suda, Hisashi Aso, Shintaro Egusa, Takashi Mishima, Alexis Salas-Burgos, Hideki Takahashi, Julio Villena, Haruki Kitazawa
In lactic acid bacteria, the synthesis of exopolysaccharides (EPS) has been associated with some favorable technological properties as well as health-promoting benefits. Research works have shown the potential of EPS produced by lactobacilli to differentially modulate immune responses. However, most studies were performed in immune cells and few works have concentrated in the immunomodulatory activities of EPS in non-immune cells such as intestinal epithelial cells. In addition, the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the immunoregulatory effects of EPS have not been studied in detail...
2018: Frontiers in Immunology