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The Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum-12 Crude Exopolysaccharides on the Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis of Human Colon Cancer (HT-29) Cells

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The exopolysaccharide (EPS) of some Lactobacillus strains has been reported to exert anti-cancer activities. In this study, the effects of crude EPSs produced by four Lactobacillus plantarum strains (Lactobacillus plantarum-12, L. plantarum-14, L. plantarum-32, and L. plantarum-37) on HT-29 cell proliferation and apoptosis were studied. The results showed that the inhibition rate of the crude EPS produced by L. plantarum-12 on HT-29 cell proliferation was significantly higher than that of the EPS produced by the other three strains. L. plantarum-12 crude EPS (50, 100, 250, 500 μg/ml) exerted inhibitory effects on the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in HT-29 cells in a positive dose-dependent manner. The reactive oxygen species (ROS) level and apoptosis rate were also increased in HT-29 cells treated with different concentrations of L. plantarum-12 crude EPS compared with control cells. Further studies found that the expression of the pro-apoptotic proteins Bax, Cyt C, caspase-3, caspase-8 and caspase-9 was upregulated and that the expression of the anti-apoptosis protein Bcl-2 was decreased in HT-29 cells treated with L. plantarum-12 crude EPS compared with control cells. The results suggested that the EPS produced by L. plantarum-12 could inhibit the proliferation of the human colon cancer cell line HT-29 through the mitochondrial pathway.

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Sun, M., Liu, W., Song, Y. et al. The Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum-12 Crude Exopolysaccharides on the Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis of Human Colon Cancer (HT-29) Cells. Probiotics & Antimicro. Prot. 13, 413–421 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-020-09699-8

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