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FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01544
Keywords
extracellular vesicles; membrane vesicles; probiotic; propionibacteria; immunomodulation; anti-inflammatory; IL-8; NF-kappa B
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- INRAE (Rennes, France)
- Institut Agro (Rennes, France)
- International Cooperation Program CAPES/COFECUB at the Federal University of Minas Gerais - CAPES - the Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education of the Brazilian Ministry of Education [99999.000058/2017-03, 88887.179897/2018-00]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanometric spherical structures involved in intercellular communication, whose production is considered to be a widespread phenomenon in living organisms. Bacterial EVs are associated with several processes that include survival, competition, pathogenesis, and immunomodulation. Among probiotic Gram-positive bacteria, somePropionibacterium freudenreichiistrains exhibit anti-inflammatory activity, notably via surface proteins such as the surface-layer protein B (SlpB). We have hypothesized that, in addition to surface exposure and secretion of proteins,P. freudenreichiimay produce EVs and thus export immunomodulatory proteins to interact with the host. In order to demonstrate their production in this species, EVs were purified from cell-free culture supernatants of the probiotic strainP. freudenreichiiCIRM-BIA 129, and their physicochemical characterization, using transmission electron microscopy and nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), revealed shapes and sizes typical of EVs. Proteomic characterization showed that EVs contain a broad range of proteins, including immunomodulatory proteins such as SlpB.In silicoprotein-protein interaction predictions indicated that EV proteins could interact with host proteins, including the immunomodulatory transcription factor NF-kappa B. This potential interaction has a functional significance because EVs modulate inflammatory responses, as shown by IL-8 release and NF-kappa B activity, in HT-29 human intestinal epithelial cells. Indeed, EVs displayed an anti-inflammatory effect by modulating the NF-kappa B pathway; this was dependent on their concentration and on the proinflammatory inducer (LPS-specific). Moreover, while this anti-inflammatory effect partly depended on SlpB, it was not abolished by EV surface proteolysis, suggesting possible intracellular sites of action for EVs. This is the first report on identification ofP. freudenreichii-derived EVs, alongside their physicochemical, biochemical and functional characterization. This study has enhanced our understanding of the mechanisms associated with the probiotic activity ofP. freudenreichiiand identified opportunities to employ bacterial-derived EVs for the development of bioactive products with therapeutic effects.
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