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ArticleProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2025

Synbiotic Effects of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei K56 and Prebiotics on the Intestinal Microecology of Children with Obesity.

Pengwei Zhang, Xianhui Dong, Yijun Zeng, Junkui Chen, Sijia Yang, Peipei Yu, Chunhong Ye, Wei-Lian Hung, Qiuyue Jiang, Wen Zhao and 3 more

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Probiotics and prebiotics in the treatment of functional constipation in the elderly individuals.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2025
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  3. Frontiers in nutrition · 2025
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13 authors.

Pengwei Zhang *The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
Xianhui Dong *The Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
Yijun ZengHangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
Junkui ChenHangzhou Hailu Medical Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou, 310015, China.
Sijia YangHangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
Peipei YuHangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
Chunhong YeHangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
Wei-Lian HungInner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Hohhot, 010000, China.
Qiuyue JiangInner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Hohhot, 010000, China.
Wen ZhaoInner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Hohhot, 010000, China.
Zhaozhong ZengInner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Hohhot, 010000, China.
Jinjun LiInstitute of Food Science, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, 30021, China. lijijun@zaas.ac.cn.
Li LiThe Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310015, China. lislucy@163.com.

Funding

Medical and Technology Project of the Pioneer and "Pioneer" and "Leading Goose" R&D Program of Zhejiang 2022C03138
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lacticaseibacillus paracasei K56 (L. paracasei K56) is a probiotic with weight-loss effects. However, symbiosis research on the combined effects of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei K56 and prebiotics is lacking. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of L. paracasei K56, xylooligosaccharide (XOS), galactooligosaccharide (GOS), polyglucose (PG), and their synbiotic combinations (XOS + K56, GOS + K56, and PG + K56) on metabolism and gut composition in children with obesity, using an in vitro fermentation model. Fecal samples were collected from 14 children with obesity for in vitro fermentation, and the effects of the various treatments in gas production and short chain fatty acid synthesis (SCFAs) were assessed. Treatment with probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics regulated gut microbiota and metabolites in children with obesity. GOS and XOS had higher degradation rates than PG + K56 synbiotics in the gut microbiota of children with obesity. Moreover, treatment with XOS, GOS, and their synbiotic combinations, (XOS + K56) and (GOS + K56), significantly reduced the production of gas, propionic acid, and butyric acid compared with PG + K56 treatment. Treatments with GOS + K56 and XOS + K56 altered the composition of the gut microbiota, improved the abundance of Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli, and reduced the abundance of Escherichia/Shigella. Overall, this study provides a theoretical foundation for the use of K56-based synbiotics.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeIntestinesLacticaseibacillus paracaseiObesityPediatric ObesityPrebioticsProbioticsSynbioticsChildFatty Acids, VolatileFecesFemaleFermentationHumansMaleFatty Acids, VolatilePrebioticsChildhood obesityGalactooligosaccharideLacticaseibacillus paracasei K56PolyglucoseSynbioticsXylooligosaccharide

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PMCPMC12634739

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