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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2025

The biological activity and potential of probiotics-derived extracellular vesicles as postbiotics in modulating microbiota-host communication.

Xiaoming Zhang, Ye Wang, Qiyu E, Muhammad Naveed, Xiuli Wang, Yinhui Liu, Ming Li

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xiaoming ZhangCollege of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Ye WangCollege of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Qiyu ECollege of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Muhammad NaveedCollege of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Xiuli WangCollege of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Yinhui LiuCollege of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China.
Ming LiCollege of Basic Medical Science, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China. vivianmarat@163.com.

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 32371335the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province Grant No. 2023-MS-260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Probiotics such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium spp. have been shown to be critical for maintaining host homeostasis. In recent years, key compounds of postbiotics derived from probiotic metabolism and cellular secretion have been identified for their role in maintaining organ immunity and regulating intestinal inflammation. In particular, probiotic-derived extracellular vesicles (PEVs) can act as postbiotics, maintaining almost the same functional activity as probiotics. They also have strong biocompatibility and loading capacity to carry exogenous or parental active molecules to reach distal organs to play their roles. This provides a new direction for understanding the intrinsic microbiota-host communication mechanism. However, most current studies on PEVs are limited to their functional effects/benefits, and their specific physicochemical properties, composition, intrinsic mechanisms for maintaining host homeostasis, and possible threats remain to be explored. Here, we review and summarize the unique physicochemical properties of PEVs and their bioactivities and mechanisms in mediating microbiota-host communication, and elucidate the limitations of the current research on PEVs and their potential application as postbiotics.

Indexed as

Extracellular VesiclesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHost Microbial InteractionsMicrobiotaProbioticsAnimalsBifidobacteriumHumansLactobacillusExtracellular vesicles (EVs)Host homeostasisMicrobiota-host communicationPostbioticsProbiotic-derived extracellular vesicles (PEVs)

Identifiers

PMID40380331
PMCPMC12082936

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