Probiotics manipulate host cytokine response and induce antimicrobial peptides

Abstract

Probiotics modulate production of both cytokine and antimicrobial peptides. This effect can be regarded as a part of complex interplay between them and the host.

Differential antimicrobial peptide gene expression patterns during early chicken embryological development

“…SNPs in AvBD3 and AvBD7 have been previously associated with resistance to Salmonella infection in broiler chickens [55,56] , and the use of genetic markers for resistance to infection would eliminate many of the current limitations in enhancing immune function [57] . Manipulation of AMP expression levels, via maternal diet for example [58,59] may in future be a mechanism to control the selective colonisation of chickens by particular bacteria and thereby exclude zoonotic agents including Salmonella and Campylobacter .…”

The influence of Lactobacillus acidophilus-derived surfactants on staphylococcal adhesion and biofilm formation

“…Lactobacilli, which constitute an important part of natural microbiota, are recognized as potent interfering bacteria by producing various antimicrobial agents, with surfactants among them (Reid et al 1995;Trebichavský and Šplíchal 2004;Merk et al 2005;Horošová et al 2006). Thus, the prevention of biofilm formation by such natural lactobacilli-derived agents is one possible approach, which seems to be a very attractive idea of novel therapy currently tested (Singh and Cameotra 2004;Rodrigues et al 2006b).…”

RAPD and rep-PCR fingerprinting for characterization of Bifidobacterium species

“…Bifidobacteria were noticed many times to exert various favorable effects on the human host (Elmer 2001;Isolauri et al 2004;O'Sullivan and Kullen 1998;Mullié et al 2006;Trebichavský et al 2006). Selected species of the genus Bifidobacterium have been widely applied in fermented food products (Boylston et al 2004;Garro et al 2004;Gueimonde et al 2004;Mårtensson et al 2002).…”