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ArticleScientific reports2024

Evaluation of immunomodulatory potential of probiotic conditioned medium on murine macrophages.

Mohammad A A Al-Najjar, Shaymaa B Abdulrazzaq, Lujain F Alzaghari, Asma Ismail Mahmod, Amin Omar, Eliza Hasen, Tamara Athamneh, Wamidh H Talib, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan, Muna Barakat

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammad A A Al-NajjarFaculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, 11937, Amman, Jordan.
Shaymaa B AbdulrazzaqFaculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, 11937, Amman, Jordan.
Lujain F AlzaghariMEA Research Center, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan.
Asma Ismail MahmodMEA Research Center, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan.
Amin OmarFaculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, 11937, Amman, Jordan.
Eliza HasenMEA Research Center, Middle East University, Amman, Jordan.
Tamara AthamnehInstitute of Nanotechnology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Wamidh H TalibFaculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Applied Science Private University, 11937, Amman, Jordan.
Dinesh Kumar ChellappanDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, 57000, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Muna BarakatFaculty of Pharmacy, Applied Science Private University, 11937, Amman, Jordan. m_barakat@asu.edu.jo.
Applied Science Private University · JOMiddle East University · JOInternational Medical University · MYJordan University of Science and Technology · JO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Probiotics are a mixture of beneficial live bacteria and/or yeasts that naturally exist in our bodies. Recently, numerous studies have focused on the immunostimulatory effects of single-species or killed multi-species probiotic conditioned mediums on macrophages. This study investigates the immunostimulatory effect of commercially available active, multi-species probiotic conditioned medium (CM) on RAW264.7 murine macrophages. The probiotic CM was prepared by culturing the commercially available probiotic in a cell-culture medium overnight at 37 °C, followed by centrifugation and filter-sterilization to be tested on macrophages. The immunostimulatory effect of different dilution percentages (50%, 75%, 100%) of CM was examined using the MTT assay, proinflammatory cytokine (tumor necrosis factor TNF-alpha) production in macrophages, migration, and phagocytosis assays. For all the examined CM ratios, the percentages of cell viability were > 80%. Regarding the migration scratch, TNF-alpha and phagocytosis assays, CM demonstrated a concentration-dependent immunostimulatory effect. However, the undiluted CM (100%) showed a significant (p-value < 0.05) stimulatory effect compared to the positive and negative controls. The findings suggest that the secretions and products of probiotics, as measured in the CM, may be closely associated with their immune-boosting effects. Understanding this relationship between probiotic secretions and immune function is crucial for further exploring the potential benefits of probiotics in enhancing overall health and well-being.

Indexed as

ProbioticsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnimalsCulture Media, ConditionedImmunityMacrophagesMiceCulture Media, ConditionedTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaImmunityImmunostimulatoryMacrophagePhagocytosisProbioticProinflammatory

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PMID38531887
PMCPMC10965941
OpenAlexW4393193241

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