Non-Saccharomyces yeasts protect against epithelial cell barrier disruption induced by Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium.
The human gastrointestinal epithelium makes up the largest barrier separating the body from the external environment. Whereas invasive pathogens cause epithelial barrier disruption, probiotic micro-organisms modulate tight junction regulation and improve epithelial barrier function. In addition, probiotic strains may be able to reduce epithelial barrier disruption caused by pathogenic species. The aim of this study was to explore non-Saccharomyces yeast modulation of epithelial cell barrier function in vitro. Benchmarking against established probiotic strains, we evaluated the ability of four nonpathogenic yeast species to modulate transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) across a monolayer of differentiated human colonocytes (Caco-2 cells). Further, we assessed yeast modulation of a Salmonella Typhimurium-induced epithelial cell barrier function insult. Our findings demonstrate distinct patterns of non-Saccharomyces yeast modulation of epithelial cell barrier function. While the established probiotic yeast Saccharomyces boulardii increased TER across a Caco-2 monolayer by 30%, Kluyveromyces marxianus exhibited significantly stronger properties of TER enhancement (50% TER increase). In addition, our data demonstrate significant yeast-mediated modulation of Salmonella-induced epithelial cell barrier disruption and identify K. marxianus and Metschnikowia gruessii as two non-Saccharomyces yeasts capable of protecting human epithelial cells from pathogen invasion.


CONCLUSIONS
This study demonstrates distinct patterns of non-Saccharomyces yeast modulation of epithelial cell barrier function in vitro. Further, our data demonstrate significant yeast-mediated modulation of Salmonella Typhimurium-induced epithelial cell barrier disruption and identify Kluyveromyces marxianus and Metschnikowia gruessii as two non-Saccharomyces yeasts capable of protecting human epithelial cells from pathogen invasion. This study is the first to demonstrate significant non-Saccharomyces yeast-mediated epithelial cell barrier protection from Salmonella invasion, thus encouraging future efforts aimed at confirming the observed effects in vivo and driving further strain development towards novel yeast probiotics.
Health & Nutrition Discovery, Chr. Hansen, Hørsholm, Denmark.|Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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Health & Nutrition Discovery, Chr. Hansen, Hørsholm, Denmark.
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Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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D000898:Antibiosis; D018938:Caco-2 Cells; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology; D007716:Kluyveromyces / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D055163:Metschnikowia / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D019936:Probiotics; D012440:Saccharomyces / Q000378:metabolism; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000502:physiology*; D019108:Tight Junctions / Q000473:pathology*
Kluyveromyces marxianus; Lactobacillus rhamnosus; Saccharomyces boulardii; Salmonella typhimurium; epithelial barrier; non-Saccharomyces yeasts; pathogen inhibition; probiotics; transepithelial resistance; yeast