History, current trends and prospects for the development of pro- and prebiotic drugs in Russia and abroad

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Background. Using probiotic preparations based on consortia of microorganisms not only helps to restore the balance of the intestinal microbiota, but also increases the therapeutic effect of probiotics. Promising sources for obtaining probiotic consortia are milk products that have undergone natural fermentation with the help of spontaneously formed microbial consortia. The aim. To study the structure of five microbial consortia with probiotic properties from naturally fermented milk products and to assess in vitro their antagonistic activity against opportunistic bacteria and a representative of the human normobiota – Escherichia coli. Materials and methods. The structure of bacterial consortia was analyzed by sequencing methods. The antagonistic activity of the consortia was assessed by the disk diffusion method. Results. It has been established that the studied microbial consortiums are represented by Enterococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. bacteria. In consortiums No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, Enterococcus bacteria dominated, while in consortiums No. 4 and No. 5, Streptococcus dominated. Antagonistic activity was shown against four isolates of opportunistic bacteria: Klebsiella pneumoniae No. 493, Enterobacter hormaechei No. 372, Staphylococcus aureus No. 4 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa No. 25 IMB, as well as against one representative of the human normobiota – Escherichia coli No. 495. The highest growth delay zone is found in E. coli No. 495 isolate. Three test cultures (K. pneumoniae No. 509, E. coli ATCC25922 and P. aeruginosa No. 3 IMB) exhibited more dense growth around probiotic consortia. Conclusion. The results of the study showed that the effect of probiotic consortia differing in the composition of microorganisms can be neutral and bactericidal. The presence of antagonistic activity in the studied microbial consortia against multiresistant isolates of opportunistic bacteria is a prospect for creating probiotics with antibacterial properties.

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Probiotic consortiums: Structure and antagonistic activity against opportunistic bacteria and human normobiota (using the example of Escherichia coli) in vitro

Pendyukhova,

Belkova,

Savinova

et al. 2023

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“…За последние десятилетия были получены данные, свидетельствующие о существовании взаимосвязи между составом и функционированием бактериального сообщества кишечника человека и различными заболеваниями и состояниями организма. Благодаря более фундаментальному пониманию роли кишечного микробиома появились новые терапевтические стратегии и клинические подходы [1][2][3][4][5][6]. В последнее десятилетие широкое признание получила теория о том, что кишечник и мозг находятся в постоянной двунаправленной связи, основным компонентом которой является кишечная микробиота, и образуют так называемую ось «кишечник -мозг».…”

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Melatonin and gut microbiome

Garashchenko,

Semenova,

Kolesnikova

2024

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In recent years, studies of the human microbiome have led to the development of the gut-brain axis theory, which proposes a relationship between the gut bacterial community and its metabolites and chemical compounds, as well as physiological and pathological processes in the brain. Melatonin is considered one of the potential links in this relationship.The review provides brief information about the synthesis, metabolism and effects of melatonin in the body. General patterns of the effect of melatonin on the intestinal microbiota under various conditions, such as oral and intraperitoneal melatonin administration, sleep deprivation, as well as the results of studying the microbial community with measurement of hormone levels are considered.Results are presented for families and individual genera of microorganisms and are obtained from studies in animal models or in the research of diseases. The article also notes some additional parameters which are supposed to be relevant to the interaction of melatonin with gut microbiome. Special attention is paid to butyrate as one of the most studied possible parts in this interaction. Studying the relationship between melatonin and microbiome is of interest for basic science and practical medicine.Literature search was carried out using electronic information resources PubMed and eLibrary.

Antagonistic activity of monocultures and consortia of lactobacilli against multidrug-resistant isolates of opportunistic bacteria as a screening of their probiotic potential

Pendyukhova,

Belkova,

Okhotina

et al. 2024

Background. In recent years, special attention has been paid to the studying the consortia of probiotic bacteria. In these associations, the properties of individual microorganisms can be enhanced, in particular, their antagonistic activity which is an effective indicator for screening of probiotic potential. The development of probiotics based on such consortia with antibacterial properties is critical in the light of the growing problem of drug resistance in microorganisms.The aim of the work. To study the antagonistic activity of monocultures and consortia of lactobacilli against multidrug-resistant isolates of opportunistic bacteria. Materials and methods. The antagonistic activity of lactobacilli monocultures and their consortia was assessed simultaneously by two methods: the cross streak method and the well diffusion method.Results. All strains of lactobacilli and their consortia, depending on the research method, had varying degrees of antagonistic activity. Five consortia had stronger antagonism to test cultures as compared to monocultures, while in one consortium, the effect of antagonistic activity was reduced compared to monocultures. The results of studying the antagonistic activity of two consortia (Limosilactobacillus fermentum 44/1 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus 12L, Latilactobacillus curvatus LCR-111-1 and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 8PAZ) contradict data on the biocompatibility of strains in these consortia. Differences in the degree of antagonistic effects of lactobacilli on gram-positive and gram-negative species of opportunistic bacteria were revealed.Conclusion. The study showed that both the biocompatibility of the probiotic strains and the antagonistic activity of the consortium are the important requirements for creating a probiotic consortium with effective probiotic potential. To study the antagonistic properties of lactobacilli, the number of isolates of target gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and normobiota should be increased. This will allow us to determine effective strategies for using probiotics in conditions of the spread of drug resistance of microorganisms.