Cholesterol-lowering effects and safety assessment of Lactobacillus spp. in vivo and in vitro testing for human use as probiotic from the dairy product in Egypt
Background
The toxicity profile oflactobacillimay be strain dependent, so it should be considered for safe utilization ofprobiotics. Further,in vivo studiesare necessary to evaluate their safety.
Result
The ability of various probiotic strains to hydrolyzebile saltshas been confirmed without noticeablehemolytic activity. Results revealed the presence of α-glucosidase, β-glucosidase, α-galactosidase, and β-galactosidase activity in all investigated isolates, while none of the isolates produced the carcinogenic enzyme β-glucuronidase. The probiotic strains exhibited remarkable cholesterol-lowering impact. Also, we found no evidence ofchronic toxicityunder the experimental conditions based on gross pathological examination of the viscera and study of the spleen and liver weight ratios. These findings indicated that the investigated strains, either alone or combined with their metabolites, had no obviousadverse effecton the mice’s generalhealth status.
Conclusion
There is prove that the investigated probiotic strains are safe to be utilized for enhancing of the growth performance and are free of adverseside effects.