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ArticleJournal, genetic engineering & biotechnology2022

Cholesterol-lowering effects and safety assessment of Lactobacillus spp. in vivo and in vitro testing for human use as probiotic from the dairy product in Egypt.

Mostafa G Fadl, Zenat Kamel

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Article in Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mostafa G FadlNuclear Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El Maadi, Cairo, Egypt. mostafa_gomaa338@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5616-589X
Zenat KamelFaculty of Science, Microbiology & Botany Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGNuclear Materials Authority · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe toxicity profile of lactobacilli may be strain dependent, so it should be considered for safe utilization of probiotics. Further, in vivo studies are necessary to evaluate their safety.

resultThe ability of various probiotic strains to hydrolyze bile salts has been confirmed without noticeable hemolytic activity. Results revealed the presence of α-glucosidase, β-glucosidase, α-galactosidase, and β-galactosidase activity in all investigated isolates, while none of the isolates produced the carcinogenic enzyme β-glucuronidase. The probiotic strains exhibited remarkable cholesterol-lowering impact. Also, we found no evidence of chronic toxicity under the experimental conditions based on gross pathological examination of the viscera and study of the spleen and liver weight ratios. These findings indicated that the investigated strains, either alone or combined with their metabolites, had no obvious adverse effect on the mice's general health status.

conclusionThere is prove that the investigated probiotic strains are safe to be utilized for enhancing of the growth performance and are free of adverse side effects.

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Bile salt Hydrolysis geneEnzymatic activityLactobacillusProbioticSafety assessment

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PMID36255551
PMCPMC9579229
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