- 著者
- Haruki Kitazawa Takeshi Shimosato Masanori Tohno Tadao Saito
- 出版者
- Japan Society for Lactic Acid Bacteria
- 雑誌
- 日本乳酸菌学会誌 (ISSN:1343327X)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.16, no.1, pp.11-20, 2005-06-01 (Released:2012-09-24)
- 参考文献数
- 61
- 被引用文献数
- 5 6
Many works on the biological functions of dairy lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have contributed to the application of LAB in functional foods and supplements in the global market. More recently, the new term “immunobiotics”, has been proposed to identify probiotic bacteria that promote health through activation of intestinal immunity from those with strictly local immunity, and expected for an appropriate evolutionary development. We have studied specific effector molecules and their receptor targets. Recently, we found that immunostimulatory AT oligonucleotide (AT-ODN), but not CpG ODN, from Lactobacillus gasseri JCM 1131T triggered. immune responses via Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), which has been identified as a particular receptor for bacterial DNA containing the specific sequence pattern of unmethylated CpG dinucleotide. Through the discovery of TLR9, possible molecular mechanisms in immune responses through bacterial DNA have been rapidly revealed in mice. Recently, we found that ATODN from Lactobacillus gasseri, possibly induces immunoactivation in Peyer's patches (Pps)via TLR9. We demonstrated that TLR9 is a receptor for not only CpG but also for non-CpG AT ODN as a result of the induction of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) activation by gene reporter assay. This review describes our recent study on the immunostimulatory activity of LAB via TLRs, especially TLR 9 and 2 and discuss future trends in the development of “Immunobiotic Foods” through intestinal immunoregulation mediated by “Immunobiotic” LAB via TLRs.
- 著者
- Yasuhiro TANIZAWA Hisami KOBAYASHI Eli KAMINUMA Mitsuo SAKAMOTO Moriya OHKUMA Yasukazu NAKAMURA Masanori ARITA Masanori TOHNO
- 出版者
- BMFH出版会
- 雑誌
- Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health (ISSN:21863342)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.36, no.3, pp.129-134, 2017 (Released:2017-07-13)
- 参考文献数
- 28
- 被引用文献数
- 2
Whole-genome sequencing was performed for Lactobacillus parakefiri JCM 8573T to confirm its hitherto controversial taxonomic position. Here, we report its first reliable reference genome. Genome-wide metrics, such as average nucleotide identity and digital DNA-DNA hybridization, and phylogenomic analysis based on multiple genes supported its taxonomic status as a distinct species in the genus Lactobacillus. The availability of a reliable genome sequence will aid future investigations on the industrial applications of L. parakefiri in functional foods such as kefir grains.