The objective of this study is to investigate the immune-enhancing ability of viable and heat-killed Weissella cibaria JW15(JW15)isolated from Kimchi in RAW 264.7 macrophages.The immune effects were evaluated by measu...The objective of this study is to investigate the immune-enhancing ability of viable and heat-killed Weissella cibaria JW15(JW15)isolated from Kimchi in RAW 264.7 macrophages.The immune effects were evaluated by measuring the production of NO,cytokines,inflammatory enzyme,and activation of NF-κB.Viable JW15 executed higher activity on stimulating the release of TNF-αas well as activating NF-κB compared to that of heatkilled JW15.Additionally,viable and heat-killed JW15 significantly increased the production of NO,IL-6 and TNF-αmore than that of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG(LGG).Furthermore,viable JW15 induced higher production of i NOS compared with that of viable LGG.Collectively,our finding indicates that viable JW15 had similar,if not more,immune-enhancing activities as heat-killed JW15.In addition,viable JW15 had higher immune-enhancing activity than commercial strain LGG.Therefore,viable JW15 has the potential to be used as a functional food to improve the host immune response.展开更多
Maize straw,an abundant agricultural residue,has potential as an eco-friendly resource.The aim of this study was to investigate the struc-ture and effect on Bifidobacterium longum of exopolysaccharide produced by Weis...Maize straw,an abundant agricultural residue,has potential as an eco-friendly resource.The aim of this study was to investigate the struc-ture and effect on Bifidobacterium longum of exopolysaccharide produced by Weissella cibaria using maize straw as a carbon source.In this work,an exopolysaccharide-producing strain was isolated from vegetable juice,which was identified as W.cibaria.Our results demonstrated that exopolysaccharide produced by W.cibaria is a linear glucan containing anα-1,6 glycosidic bond with a molecular weight of 9462 Da.In addition,scanning electron microscopy of exopolysaccharide from W.cibaria revealed the flake structures.In vitro assays showed that the exopolysaccharide from W.cibaria has the ability to stimulate the proliferation of B.longum strain and its metabolism to produce acetic acid.This work provides a scientific reference for the potential application of maize straw and a new insight into an eco-friendly carbon source to produce exopolysaccharide.展开更多
基金support of"Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science&Technology Development(Project No.PJ01283407)"Rural Development Administration,Republic of Koreasupported by Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program funded by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea through the Chungbuk National University in 2019。
文摘The objective of this study is to investigate the immune-enhancing ability of viable and heat-killed Weissella cibaria JW15(JW15)isolated from Kimchi in RAW 264.7 macrophages.The immune effects were evaluated by measuring the production of NO,cytokines,inflammatory enzyme,and activation of NF-κB.Viable JW15 executed higher activity on stimulating the release of TNF-αas well as activating NF-κB compared to that of heatkilled JW15.Additionally,viable and heat-killed JW15 significantly increased the production of NO,IL-6 and TNF-αmore than that of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG(LGG).Furthermore,viable JW15 induced higher production of i NOS compared with that of viable LGG.Collectively,our finding indicates that viable JW15 had similar,if not more,immune-enhancing activities as heat-killed JW15.In addition,viable JW15 had higher immune-enhancing activity than commercial strain LGG.Therefore,viable JW15 has the potential to be used as a functional food to improve the host immune response.
基金supported by Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University(No.72202200901),China.
文摘Maize straw,an abundant agricultural residue,has potential as an eco-friendly resource.The aim of this study was to investigate the struc-ture and effect on Bifidobacterium longum of exopolysaccharide produced by Weissella cibaria using maize straw as a carbon source.In this work,an exopolysaccharide-producing strain was isolated from vegetable juice,which was identified as W.cibaria.Our results demonstrated that exopolysaccharide produced by W.cibaria is a linear glucan containing anα-1,6 glycosidic bond with a molecular weight of 9462 Da.In addition,scanning electron microscopy of exopolysaccharide from W.cibaria revealed the flake structures.In vitro assays showed that the exopolysaccharide from W.cibaria has the ability to stimulate the proliferation of B.longum strain and its metabolism to produce acetic acid.This work provides a scientific reference for the potential application of maize straw and a new insight into an eco-friendly carbon source to produce exopolysaccharide.
