Postbiotics and paraprobiotics: From concepts to applications

PF Cuevas-González, AM Liceaga… - Food research …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, new probiotic-related concepts such as postbiotics and paraprobiotics have
been used to describe non-viable microorganisms or bacterial-free extracts that may provide …

Probiotic: conceptualization from a new approach

F Zendeboodi, N Khorshidian, AM Mortazavian… - Current Opinion in Food …, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•The existing terminologies regarding probiotics have been criticized.•New
terminologies for all aspects of probiotic benefits have been proposed and …

Postbiotics: An evolving term within the functional foods field

JE Aguilar-Toalá, R Garcia-Varela, HS Garcia… - Trends in food science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background It has been recognized that a number of mechanisms mediating the health
benefits of beneficial bacterial cells do require viability. However, new terms such as …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial exopolysaccharides as emerging bioactive macromolecules: from fundamentals to applications

N Kaur, P Dey - Research in microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPS) are extracellular carbohydrate polymers forming
capsules or slimy coating around the cells. EPS can be secreted by various bacterial genera …

Gut microbiota: A player in aging and a target for anti-aging intervention

AM Vaiserman, AK Koliada, F Marotta - Ageing research reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Aging-associated alterations in composition, diversity and functional features of intestinal
microbiota are well-described in the modern literature. They are suggested to be caused by …

Aging and Parkinson's Disease: Inflammaging, neuroinflammation and biological remodeling as key factors in pathogenesis

V Calabrese, A Santoro, D Monti, R Crupi… - Free Radical Biology …, 2018 - Elsevier
In order to better understand the pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease (PD) it is important to
consider possible contributory factors inherent to the aging process, as age-related changes …

Gut microbiota changes in the extreme decades of human life: a focus on centenarians

A Santoro, R Ostan, M Candela, E Biagi… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2018 - Springer
The gut microbiota (GM) is a complex, evolutionarily molded ecological system, which
contributes to a variety of physiological functions. The GM is highly dynamic, being sensitive …

Characterization of a novel exopolysaccharide with antitumor activity from Lactobacillus plantarum 70810

K Wang, W Li, X Rui, X Chen, M Jiang… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Three methods were used to prepare the cell-bound exopolysaccharides (c-EPS) of
Lactobacillus plantarum 70810, and the maximum yield (64.17 mg/mL) was obtained by …

Exopolysaccharides produced by lactic acid bacteria and Bifidobacteria: Structures, physiochemical functions and applications in the food industry

Y Xu, Y Cui, F Yue, L Liu, Y Shan, B Liu, Y Zhou, X Lü - Food Hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
Exopolysaccharides (EPSs)-producing lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and Bifidobacteria are
widely used as starter cultures to make fermented food products due to their technological …

Structural features of microbial exopolysaccharides in relation to their antioxidant activity

M Andrew, G Jayaraman - Carbohydrate research, 2020 - Elsevier
Oxidative damage caused by free radicals is an inevitable and pervasive phenomenon that
leads to cell damage and the emergence of diseases including ageing, cancer, diabetes …