In-vitro and in-vivo antibacterial activity of potential probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

Autor: Shadi Shahverdi, Amir Abbas Barzegari, Reza Vaseghi Bakhshayesh, Yousef Nami
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp e14641- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14641
Popis: Previous studies documented that Lactobacillus paracasei has obvious in vitro cholesterol-lowering abilities. In this study, initially, L. paracasei was tested in terms of antibacterial properties as well as antibiogram profile. Then, the safety of the mentioned strain was evaluated in rats. Evaluation of antibiotic susceptibility revealed that the L. paracasei strain had high antibiotic resistance to several antibiotics as well as a great ability to autoaggregation. After identification of the probiotic aptitude, six groups of six rats from both sexes were used (three groups of each sex). L. paracasei was administered to the experimental groups via drinking water for 28 days (1 × 108 and 1 × 109, respectively). The negative control group received only tap water during this period. Hematological indicators, serum liver enzyme activity including (alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and aspartate transaminase (AST)) as well as serum creatinine and urea were evaluated at the end of 28 days. The blood and serum factors were not changed significantly during the 28 days. The only noticeable difference was the increase of blood urea in both sexes which was in a normal range. Furthermore, the evaluation of antagonistic properties revealed that L. paracasei had antibacterial aptitude against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. In conclusion, this strain has good cholesterol-lowering and antibacterial properties and is a safe supplement in Wistar rats.
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