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. 2024 Jan 29;34(3):487–494. doi: 10.4014/jmb.2311.11023

Table 2.

Metabiotics related with microorganism and their immunomodulation and anticancer properties.

Components Microorganism Health functional properties References
Immunomodulation
Capsular polysaccharides Bacillus fragilis Help innate and adaptive immunomodulation [53]
Folate, acetate, propionate, and butyrate Lactobacillus plantarum,
Lactobacillus casei,
Bifidobacterium bifidum,
Bifidobacterium infantis,
Bifidobacterium longum
Regulation of immunity through inhibition of histone deacetylases and histone acetylation [49]
Lipoteichoic acid Lactobacillus paracasei D3-5 Anti-inflammatory effect by regulation the nuclear factor-kB (NF-κB) signaling [8]
Polysaccharide-peptidoglycan complex Lactobacillus casei Inhibition of IL-6 synthesis by inhibiting NF-κB [74]
Anticancer
Bacteriocin Enterococcus faecium,
Bacillus subtilis,
Bifidobacterium
Inhibition of Helicobacter pylori growth (gastric cancer) [53]
Butyrate Lactobacillus plantarum Anti-proliferative and apoptosis (colorectal cancer) [76]
Cell-free supernatant Lactobacillus acidophilus 36YL Cytotoxic effects in HT-29 and HeLa cell lines (colorectal cancer and cervical cancer) [78]
Bacillus adolescentis SPM0212 Inhibition of cancer cell growth (colorectal cancer) [53]
Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Preventing of skin cancer development [49]
Peptide Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I 3856 Modification of pro-inflammatory cytokine production (colorectal cancer) [77]
SCFAs Propionibacterium freudenreichii, Apoptosis or necrosis against gastric cancer [53]
Lactobacillus rhamnosus MD14 Preventing of colorectal cancer by targeting on the Wnt/β-Catenin pathway (colorectal cancer) [9]

SCFAs, short-chain fatty acids.