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ReviewFood science & nutrition2023

Probing the functional and therapeutic properties of postbiotics in relation to their industrial application.

Abrar Asif, Muhammad Afzaal, Hina Shahid, Farhan Saeed, Aftab Ahmed, Yasir Abbas Shah, Afaf Ejaz, Samia Ghani, Huda Ateeq, Mahbubur Rahman Khan

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Review in Food science & nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Abrar AsifFood Safety and Biotechnology Lab, Department of Food Science Government College University Faisalabad Faisalabad Pakistan.
Muhammad AfzaalFood Safety and Biotechnology Lab, Department of Food Science Government College University Faisalabad Faisalabad Pakistan.
Hina ShahidWomen Medical Officer District Head Quarters (DHQ) Hospital Vehari Vehari Pakistan.
Farhan SaeedFood Safety and Biotechnology Lab, Department of Food Science Government College University Faisalabad Faisalabad Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5340-4015
Aftab AhmedDepartment of Nutritional Sciences Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan.
Yasir Abbas ShahFood Safety and Biotechnology Lab, Department of Food Science Government College University Faisalabad Faisalabad Pakistan.
Afaf EjazFood Safety and Biotechnology Lab, Department of Food Science Government College University Faisalabad Faisalabad Pakistan.
Samia GhaniFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Government College University Faisalabad Punjab Pakistan.
Huda AteeqFood Safety and Biotechnology Lab, Department of Food Science Government College University Faisalabad Faisalabad Pakistan.
Mahbubur Rahman KhanDepartment of Food Processing and Preservation Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University Dinajpur Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9164-4204
Government College University, Faisalabad · PKHajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University · BDWomen Medical College · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functional foods are gaining significant research attention of researchers due to their health-endorsing properties due to their bioactive components either living cells (probiotics) or nonviable cells (prebiotics). The term "postbiotic" specifies the soluble substances, such as enzymes, peptides, teichoic acids, muropeptides derived from peptidoglycans, polysaccharides, cell surface proteins, and organic acids, that are secreted by living bacteria or released after bacterial lysis. Due to various signaling molecules which may have antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antiinflammatory, antihypertensive, and antiproliferative activities, postbiotics offer great potential to be used in pharmaceutical, food, and nutraceutical industries, to promote health and ailment prevention. This recent review is a landmark of information relevant to the production of postbiotics along with salient features to use in various fields ranging from food to immunomodulation and selective and effective therapy. It also puts forward the concept that postbiotics are way more effective than probiotics in the veterinary, food as well as medical field which ultimately helps in reducing the disease burden along with human health.

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metabolitesmicrobiotapostbioticsprebioticsprobioticssymbiosis

Identifiers

PMID37576043
PMCPMC10420781
OpenAlexW4379744061

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