Regulatory effects of Lactobacillus plantarum HY7714 on skin health by improving intestinal condition

PLoS One. 2020 Apr 10;15(4):e0231268. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231268. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Despite increasing research on the gut-skin axis, there is a lack of comprehensive studies on the improvement of skin health through the regulation of the intestinal condition in humans. In this study, we investigated the benefits of Lactobacillus plantarum HY7714 (HY7714) consumption on skin health through its modulatory effects on the intestine and ensuing immune responses. HY7714 consumption led to differences in bacterial abundances from phylum to genus level, including increases in Actinobacteria followed by Bifidobacterium and a decrease in Proteobacteria. Additionally, HY7714 significantly ameliorated inflammation by reducing matrix metallopeptidases (MMP-2 and MMP-9), zonulin, and calprotectin in plasma, all of which are related to skin and intestinal permeability. Furthermore, RNA-seq analysis revealed its efficacy at restoring the integrity of the gut barrier by regulating gene expression associated with the extracellular matrix and immunity. This was evident by the upregulation of IGFBP5, SERPINE1, EFEMP1, COL6A3, and SEMA3B and downregulation of MT2A, MT1E, MT1X, MT1G, and MT1F between TNF- α and TNF- α plus HY7714 treated Caco-2 cells. These results propose the potential mechanistic role of HY7714 on skin health by the regulation of the gut condition.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biodiversity
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Caco-2 Cells
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome / drug effects
  • Gene Ontology
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / pathology
  • Intestines / microbiology*
  • Lactobacillus plantarum / drug effects
  • Lactobacillus plantarum / physiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin / microbiology*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / pharmacology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Grants and funding

Korea Yakult Co. Ltd. provided support for this study in the form salaries for authors [BN, SAK, SDP, HJK, JSK, CHB, JYK, WN, JLL and JHS]. The specific roles of these authors are articulated in the 'author contributions' section. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.