Project description:The study evaluates the effect of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum IMC 510® supplementation on anthropometric and biochemical parameters, GM composition and gastrointestinal and general symptoms of overweight/obese subjects.
Project description:Identification of proteins contained in extracellular vesicles of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum PCM 2675. Dataset is related to publication http://dx.doi.org/10.20517/evcna.2024.49. This work was financially supported by the National Science Centre, Poland (no. 2021/43/D/NZ6/01464).
Project description:Strains of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum treated with lithium chloride to extract non-covalently bound cell wall proteins that were identified by mass spectrometry proteomic analysis.
Project description:Nowadays, Western diets and lifestyle lead to an increasing occurrence of chronic gut inflammation, that represents an emerging health concern with still a lack of successful therapies. Fermented foods, and their associated Lactic Acid Bacteria, have recently regained popularity for their probiotic potential including the maintenance of gut homeostasis by modulating the immune and inflammatory response. Our study aims to investigate the cross-talk between the food-borne strain Lactiplantibacillus plantarum C9O4 and intestinal epithelial cells in an in vitro inflammation model. Cytokines profile shows the ability of C9O4 to significantly reduce levels of IL-2, IL-5, IL-6, and IFN-γ. Proteomic functional analysis reveals an active host-microbe interaction that highlights an immunoregulatory role of C9O4, able to revert both the detrimental effects of IFN-γ through the JAK/STAT pathway and the apoptosis process in inflamed cells. These results suggest a promising therapeutic role of fermented food-associated microbes for the management of gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases.
Project description:This study was conducted to analyze phenotypic and proteomic differences of two Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains (WCFS1, model strain from human saliva, and CIP104448, stool isolate) when a biofilm was produced under static conditions (well researched), or with the addition of flow (novel).
Project description:Cyclic di-adenosine monophosphate (c-di-AMP) is a crucial second messenger used by bacteria to mediate bacterial-host interactions. However, its roles in Lactiplantibacillus plantarum remain poorly understood. Here, we identify RwpL, which consists solely of an HTH domain, as a c-di-AMP receptor in L. plantarum WCFS1. RwpL mediates epithelial adhesion of L. plantarum WCFS1 and functions as both a transcription inhibitor and activator, with transcriptional output determined by the position of its binding site relative to the transcription start site (TSS) of target genes. Specifically, RwpL inhibits wxlA transcription by binding downstream of its TSS, thus reducing WxlA interactions with fibronectin, a matrix protein on the surface of intestinal epithelia. In contrast, RwpL activates transcription of the matrix-degrading metalloprotease gene mmpL by recruiting the sigma factor RpoA upstream of its TSS. Notably, elevated c-di-AMP levels diminish RwpL binding affinity for both DNA and RpoA, thereby reversing its regulatory functions and enhancing L. plantarum adhesion to host epithelial cells. Together, our findings uncover a dual and reversible regulatory mechanism through which c-di-AMP modulates bacterial-host interactions in L. plantarum.