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Adhesion mechanisms mediated by probiotics and prebiotics and their potential impact on human health

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Monteagudo-Mera, Andrea, Rastall, Robert A., Gibson, Glenn R., Charalampopoulos, Dimitris, Chatzifragkou, Afroditi·2019·Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

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Adhesion ability to the host is a classical selection criterion for potential probiotic bacteria that could result in a transient colonisation that would help to promote immunomodulatory effects, as well as stimulate gut barrier and metabolic functions. In addition, probiotic bacteria have a potential protective role against enteropathogens through different mechanisms including production of antimicrobial compounds, reduction of pathogenic bacterial adhesion and competition for host cell binding sites. The competitive exclusion by probiotic bacteria has a beneficial effect not only on the gut but also in the urogenital tract and oral cavity. On the other hand, prebiotics may also act as barriers to pathogens and toxins by preventing their adhesion to epithelial receptors. In vitro studies with different intestinal cell lines have been widely used along the last decades to assess the adherence ability of probiotic bacteria and pathogen antagonism. However, extrapolation of these results to in vivo conditions still remains unclear, leading to the need of optimisation of more complex in vitro approaches that include interaction with the resident microbiota to address the current limitations. The aim of this mini review is to provide a comprehensive overview on the potential effect of the adhesive properties of probiotics and prebiotics on the host by focusing on the most recent findings related with adhesion and immunomodulatory and antipathogenic effect on human health.

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Authors
Monteagudo-Mera, A., Rastall, R. A., Gibson, G. R., Charalampopoulos, D., & Chatzifragkou, A.
Affiliations
University of Reading (GB)
Corresponding author
  • Monteagudo-Mera, Andrea
  • Chatzifragkou, Afroditi
Venue
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Published
2019-07-02
Volume
103
Issue
16
Pages
6463-6472
ISSN
  • 0175-7598 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-0614
OpenAlex
W2954311903
Cited by
743
References
98
Citations by year
2026: 84 · 2025: 141 · 2024: 122 · 2023: 104 · 2022: 95 · 2021: 124 · 2020: 69 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1
FWCI
6.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CentAUR (University of Reading) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
University of Reading
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
Keywords
probiotics, prebiotics, bacterial adhesion, competitive exclusion, immunomodulation, intestinal barrier, antimicrobial agents, urogenital tract, oral cavity, resident microbiota, human health
MeSH terms
Antibiosis, Bacterial Adhesion, Epithelial Cells, Humans, Immunologic Factors, Probiotics, Prebiotics

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