Composition and functions of bacterial membrane vesicles

M Toyofuku, S Schild, M Kaparakis-Liaskos… - Nature Reviews …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Extracellular vesicles are produced by species across all domains of life, suggesting that
vesiculation represents a fundamental principle of living matter. In Gram-negative bacteria …

Microbiota‐derived extracellular vesicles in interkingdom communication in the gut

N Díaz‐Garrido, J Badia… - Journal of Extracellular …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The intestine is fundamental in controlling human health. Intestinal epithelial and immune
cells are continuously exposed to millions of microbes that greatly impact on intestinal …

Bacterial membrane vesicles as mediators of microbe–microbe and microbe–host community interactions

JC Caruana, SA Walper - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Bacterial membrane vesicles are proteoliposomal nanoparticles produced by both Gram-
negative and Gram-positive bacteria. As they originate from the outer surface of the bacteria …

Microbial collaborations and conflicts: unraveling interactions in the gut ecosystem

S Wang, L Mu, C Yu, Y He, X Hu, Y Jiao, Z Xu… - Gut …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
The human gut microbiota constitutes a vast and complex community of microorganisms.
The myriad of microorganisms present in the intestinal tract exhibits highly intricate …

Engineering fucoxanthin-loaded probiotics' membrane vesicles for the dietary intervention of colitis

D Liang, C Liu, Y Li, C Wu, Y Chen, M Tan, W Su - Biomaterials, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are very attractive as carriers of active components due to their
good immunological and their ability to penetrate the physiological barrier that synthetic …

Lactobacillus reuteri-derived extracellular vesicles maintain intestinal immune homeostasis against lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses in broilers

R Hu, H Lin, M Wang, Y Zhao, H Liu, Y Min… - Journal of animal …, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Lactobacillus reuteri strains are widely used as probiotics to prevent and treat
inflammatory bowel disease by modulating the host's immune system. However, the …

Characterization of extracellular vesicles from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum

A Kurata, S Kiyohara, T Imai, S Yamasaki-Yashiki… - Scientific Reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
We investigated the characteristics and functionalities of extracellular vesicles (EVs) from
Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (previously Lactobacillus plantarum) towards host immune …

Extracellular vesicles of probiotics: Shedding light on the biological activity and future applications

P Krzyżek, B Marinacci, I Vitale, R Grande - Pharmaceutics, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
For many decades, the proper functioning of the human body has become a leading
scientific topic. In the course of numerous experiments, a striking impact of probiotics on the …

Extracellular vesicles from symbiotic vaginal lactobacilli inhibit HIV-1 infection of human tissues

RA Ñahui Palomino, C Vanpouille, L Laghi… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
The vaginal microbiota, dominated by Lactobacillus spp., plays a key role in preventing HIV-
1 transmission. Here, we investigate whether the anti-HIV effect of lactobacilli is mediated by …

Bacterial membrane vesicle functions, laboratory methods, and applications

PA Çelik, B Derkuş, K Erdoğan, D Barut… - Biotechnology …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Bacterial membrane vesicles (BMVs) are cupped-shaped structures formed by bacteria in
response to environmental stress, genetic alteration, antibiotic exposure, and others. Due to …