A5029204994- Probiotics and Fermented Foods
- Gut microbiota and health
- Nuts composition and effects
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Microbial Inactivation Methods
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Microbial Metabolism and Applications
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- GABA and Rice Research
- Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
Democritus University of Thrace
2020-2025
Gut microbiota holds a key-role in numerous biological functions and has emerged as driving force for the development of diabetes. Diet contributes to gut diversity functionality providing tool prevention management disease. The study aimed investigate effect dietary intervention with pistachio nuts, rich source monounsaturated fatty acids, fibers phytochemicals on composition rat model Type 1 Diabetes.Male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups: healthy animals which received...
Autochthonous dairy lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolates encompass a natural source of starter, adjunct, or probiotic candidates. In this context, traditionally manufactured, using exclusively animal rennet, Feta-type cheeses were collected from five farms located in different regions Kefalonia island (Greece). The primary objective study was to isolate and characterize novel LAB, thereby exploring the unmapped microbial communities Kefalonian cheese identifying new potential probiotics....
Raw goat and ewe’s milk samples were used for the isolation of seven lactic acid bacteria new strains. After testing hemolytic activity resistance to antibiotics, specific functional properties evaluated; Lactococcus lactis subsp. FBM_1321 Lacticaseibacillus paracasei FBM_1327 strains resulted in highest cholesterol assimilation percentages ranging from 28.78 30.56%. In addition, strong adhesion capacity differentiated Caco-2 cells (1.77–21.04%) was mapped, lactobacilli exhibited...
Background: The development of non-dairy probiotic products is a challenge for the food industry while cereals as carriers provide means to incorporate probiotics, prebiotics, and fiber into human diet. present study investigated effects Lactococcus cremoris spp. immobilized oat flakes on blood urine biomarkers in randomized placebo-controlled single-blind clinical trial. Methods: Fifty-four eligible participants were placebo or group that consumes 5g daily, tor 12 weeks. Blood samples...
Designing stable dried functional food ingredients and foods containing live probiotic cultures maintaining high viable cell loads at the time of consumption is a challenge for industry. The aim present study was development freeze-dried with enhanced shelf-life during long storage. Zea flakes, pistachios, raisins were used as immobilization supports wild-type presumptive strains Pediococcus acidilactici SK Lactiplantibacillus plantarum F4, while L. B282 reference strain. Cell survival...
Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1D) onset and development is closely linked with imbalance of gut microbiome, while supplementation probiotics may result in positive alterations microbiome composition. In the present study, effect a dietary intervention including free or immobilized cells presumptive probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici ORE5 on Corinthian currants, food beneficial impact condition diabetes, was investigated. Male Wistar rats were studied which divided into 4 groups: healthy...
The present study aimed at investigating the possible benefits of a dietary intervention with Corinthian currants, rich source phenolic compounds, on type 1 diabetes (T1D) using animal model streptozotocin-(STZ)-induced diabetic rat. Male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups: control animals, which received diet (CD) or supplemented 10% w/w currants (CCD), and (DCD) currant (DCCD) for 4 weeks. Plasma biochemical parameters, insulin, polar inflammatory factors determined....
The viability of probiotic cells during their transit through the degradative conditions gastrointestinal tract is considered an essential prerequisite for effectiveness. To enhance survival probiotics, cell immobilization has been proposed as a promising strategy, creating protective microenvironment. In present study, immobilized Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus OLXAL-1 on cereals and fruits was investigated in comparison to free cells, applying both vitro static digestion vivo mouse model....
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) onset has been associated with diet, among other environmental factors. Adipose tissue and the gut have an impact on β-cell biology, influencing their function. Dietary ingredients affect fatty acid profiles of visceral adipose (VAT) plasma, as well SCFAs production after microbial fermentation. Pistachios are a rich source oleic acid, known for anti-inflammatory actions favorably microbiota composition. The purpose study was to examine plasma VAT acids fecal dietary...
As the food and pharmaceutical industry is continuously seeking new probiotic strains with unique health properties, aim of present study was to determine impact short-term dietary intervention novel wild-type strains, isolated from various sources, on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced insulin resistance. Initially, were evaluated in vitro for their ability survive simulated gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, adhesion Caco-2 cells, bile salt hydrolase secretion, cholesterol-lowering cellular...
Annually, the wine industry produces high amounts of waste that can be toxic if disposed without pretreatment. Vermicomposting is an efficient and low-cost method decomposing organic matter using earthworms under controlled conditions. The substrate used in vermicomposting process affects microbial populations reflects dynamics enzymatic activity, decomposition matter, nitrogen transformations. However, microbiome associations during whole are still unexplored. Thus, aim present study was to...
Nowadays, functional foods supplemented with health-promoting microorganisms have attracted the consumers attention due to their health benefits. However, maintaining high cell loads, which consists of an essential requirement for conferring effect is a real bottleneck food industry, viability decline during processing and storage. Hence, freeze-drying immobilization been suggested enhance viability. The aim our study was assess freeze-dried immobilized P. acidilactici ORE5 on pistachio nuts...
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of a dietary intervention including free or immobilized cells presumptive probiotic
The gut microbiota is linked to the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), while supplementation with probiotics may result in positive alterations composition microbiome. This research aimed map changes microbiome and blood markers streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats after a dietary intervention free or immobilized cells presumptive probiotic
Nowadays, functional foods supplemented with health-promoting microorganisms have attracted consumer attention due to their health benefits. However, maintaining high cell loads, which consist of an essential requirement for conferring the effect, is a real bottleneck food industry viability declines during processing and storage. Hence, freeze-drying immobilization been suggested enhance viability. The aim our study was assess effect freeze-dried immobilized P. acidilactici ORE5 on...
Background: Cheese microbiome plays a key role in determining the organoleptic and physico-chemical properties may be also used as an authenticity tool for distinguishing probiotic cultures. Due to significant reduction of cell viability often witnessed during food production processes storage, immobilization is proposed ascertain high loads required confer potential health benefits. Hence, aim present study was investigate effect free or immobilized Lactiplantibacillus plantarum T571 on...
The aim of this study was to examine the effect free or immobilized Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus OLXAL-1 cells on oat flakes gut microbiota and metabolic inflammatory markers in a streptozotocin (STZ)-induced Type-1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) animal model. Forty-eight male Wistar rats were assigned into eight groups (n = 6): healthy diabetic animals that received either control diet (CD DCD), an oat-supplemented (OD DOD), supplemented with L. (CFC DFC), (CIC DIC). Neither nor supplementation...