International journal of biological macromolecules
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Int. J. Biol. Macromol. · Sep 2017
Protective effect of surface layer proteins isolated from four Lactobacillus strains on hydrogen-peroxide-induced HT-29 cells oxidative stress.
The objective of this study was to explore the antioxidant effect of the surface layer proteins (SLPs) and their mechanism. We investigated four SLPs which were extracted from L. casei zhang, L. rhamnosus, L. gasseri and L. acidophilus NCFM respectively using LiCl. ⋯ Furthermore, SLPs were also shown to attenuate the apoptosis rate (10.94-24.03%, P<0.01), suppress the elevation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and calcium levels, restore mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and block the activation of apoptosis-related proteins of caspase-3 and caspase-9 (P<0.05). Considering all the parameters analyzed, we concluded that Lactobacillus SLPs play an essential role in the antioxidant capacity of HT-29 cells induced by H2O2, and the mechanism could be attributed to SLPs' ability to enhance the activity of the intracellular antioxidant enzyme system, reduce ROS accumulation and to inhibit apoptosis by regulating mitochondrial pathway.