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ArticleMedical microbiology and immunology2024

Exploring the potential of Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus PMC203 in inducing autophagy to reduce the burden of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Md Abdur Rahim, Hoonhee Seo, Sukyung Kim, Indrajeet Barman, Fatemeh Ghorbanian, Mohammed Solayman Hossain, Md Sarower Hossen Shuvo, Saebim Lee, Ho-Yeon Song

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Article in Medical microbiology and immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Md Abdur Rahim *Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, 31151, Republic of Korea.
Hoonhee Seo *Human Microbiome Medical Research Center, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, 31538, Republic of Korea.
Sukyung KimHuman Microbiome Medical Research Center, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, 31538, Republic of Korea.
Indrajeet BarmanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, 31151, Republic of Korea.
Fatemeh GhorbanianDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, 31151, Republic of Korea.
Mohammed Solayman HossainDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, 31151, Republic of Korea.
Md Sarower Hossen ShuvoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, 31151, Republic of Korea.
Saebim LeeHuman Microbiome Medical Research Center, Soonchunhyang University, Asan, 31538, Republic of Korea.
Ho-Yeon SongDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, 31151, Republic of Korea. songmic@sch.ac.kr.

Funding

Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE, Korea) 20018499National Research Foundation of Korea RS-2023-00219563Soonchunhyang University Soonchunhyang University Research Fund
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a lethal pathogen in human history, causes millions of deaths annually, which demands the development of new concepts of drugs. Considering this fact, earlier research has explored the anti-tuberculosis potential of a probiotic strain, Lactocaseibacillus rhamnosus PMC203, leading to a subsequent focus on the molecular mechanism involved in its effect, particularly on autophagy. In this current study, immunoblotting-based assay exhibited a remarkable expression of autophagy marker LC3-II in the PMC203 treated group compared to an untreated group. A remarkable degradation of p62 was also noticed within treated cells compared to control. Furthermore, the immunofluorescence-based assay showed significant fold change in fluorescence intensity for alexa-647-LC3 and alexa-488-LC3, whereas p62 was degraded noticeably. Moreover, lysosomal biogenesis generation was elevated significantly in terms of LAMP1 and acidic vesicular organelles. As a result, PMC203-induced autophagy played a vital role in reducing M. tuberculosis burden within the macrophages in treated groups compared to untreated group. A colony -forming unit assay also revealed a significant reduction in M. tuberculosis in the treated cells over time. Additionally, the candidate strain significantly upregulated the expression of autophagy induction and lysosomal biogenesis genes. Together, these results could enrich our current knowledge of probiotics-mediated autophagy in tuberculosis and suggest its implications for innovatively managing tuberculosis.

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AutophagyLacticaseibacillus rhamnosusMacrophagesMycobacterium tuberculosisProbioticsBacterial LoadHumansLysosomesMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsTuberculosisMicrotubule-Associated ProteinsAnti-tuberculosisAutophagyLactocaseibacillus rhamnosus PMC203Mycobacterium tuberculosisProbiotics

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PMCPMC11231020

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