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Theodorou IM, Kapoukranidou D, Theodorou M, Tsetis JK, Menni AE, Tzikos G, Bareka S, Shrewsbury A, Stavrou G, Kotzampassi K. Cosmeceuticals: A Review of Clinical Studies Claiming to Contain Specific, Well-Characterized Strains of Probiotics or Postbiotics. Nutrients 2024; 16:2526. [PMID: 39125405 PMCID: PMC11314542 DOI: 10.3390/nu16152526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2024] [Revised: 07/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/12/2024] Open
Abstract
The skin serves as a critical barrier against external threats-dehydration, ultraviolet exposure, and infections-playing a significant role in internal homeostasis and moisture retention. Additionally, and equally importantly, it interacts dynamically with the complex microbiome resident in it, which is essential for maintaining skin health. Recent interest has focused on the use of probiotics and postbiotics, besides their ability to modulate the skin microbiome, to enhance barrier function, and exhibit anti-inflammatory properties, to be involved in skincare, by having the potential to improve skin hydration, elasticity, and overall appearance, as well as in reducing signs of aging, such as wrinkles and fine lines. The products-being a combination of a cosmetic regime plus probiotic[s] or postbiotic[s]-are named cosmeceuticals. However, to comply with the regulations for the characterization of a microorganism as a specific probiotic strain, the pro- or postbiotics incorporated into the cosmetic regime should be both genetically and phenotypically defined. Thus, in this review, we present 14 published clinical trials using such cosmetic products with specific, well-characterized strains of probiotics or postbiotics applied to volunteers with healthy skin. Looking at the results of these studies collectively, we can say that these genetically and phenotypically defined strains of either live or inanimate bacteria and/or their components seem to keep the treated skin at least fully hydrated, with intact epithelial tone, increased radiance, and with decreased wrinkle depth, while normalizing the commensal skin microbiota. Future advancements in personalized skin care may lead to genomic sequencing and metabolomics to tailor probiotic and postbiotic treatments to individual skin microbiomes, promising a new frontier in cosmeceuticals.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
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Oh Y, Mun S, Choi YB, Jo H, Lee DG, Han K. Genome-Wide Pathway Exploration of the Epidermidibacterium keratini EPI-7 T. Microorganisms 2023; 11:870. [PMID: 37110293 PMCID: PMC10143877 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11040870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Functional cosmetics industries using skin microbiome screening and beneficial materials isolated from key microorganisms are receiving increasing attention. Since Epidermidibacterium keratini EPI-7T was first discovered in human skin, previous studies have confirmed that it can produce a new pyrimidine compound, 1,1'-biuracil, having anti-aging effects on human skin. Therefore, we conducted genomic analyses to judge the use value of E. keratini EPI-7T and provide up-to-date information. Whole-genome sequencing analysis of E. keratini EPI-7T was performed to generate new complete genome and annotation information. E. keratini EPI-7T genome was subjected to comparative genomic analysis with a group of closely-related strains and skin flora strains through bioinformatic analysis. Furthermore, based on annotation information, we explored metabolic pathways for valuable substances that can be used in functional cosmetics. In this study, the whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and annotation results of E. keratini EPI-7T were improved, and through comparative analysis, it was confirmed that the E. keratini EPI-7T has more metabolite-related genes than comparison strains. In addition, we annotated the vital genes for biosynthesis of 20 amino acids, orotic acid, riboflavin (B2) and chorismate. In particular, we were able to prospect that orotic acid could accumulate inside E. keratini EPI-7T under uracil-enriched conditions. Therefore, through a genomics approach, this study aims to provide genetic information for the hidden potential of E. keratini EPI-7T and the strain development and biotechnology utilization to be conducted in further studies.
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- Yunseok Oh
- Department of Bioconvergence Engineering, Dankook University, Jukjeon, Yongin 16890, Republic of Korea;
- Department of Microbiology, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; (S.M.); (H.J.)
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; (S.M.); (H.J.)
- Center for Bio Medical Engineering Core Facility, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; (S.M.); (H.J.)
- R&I Center, COSMAX BTI, Pangyo-ro 255, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13486, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; (S.M.); (H.J.)
- R&I Center, COSMAX BTI, Pangyo-ro 255, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13486, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioconvergence Engineering, Dankook University, Jukjeon, Yongin 16890, Republic of Korea;
- Department of Microbiology, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea; (S.M.); (H.J.)
- Center for Bio Medical Engineering Core Facility, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
- R&D Center, HuNBiome Co., Ltd., Gasan Digital 1-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul 08507, Republic of Korea
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Kim J, Lee YI, Mun S, Jeong J, Lee DG, Kim M, Jo H, Lee S, Han K, Lee JH. Efficacy and Safety of Epidermidibacterium Keratini EPI-7 Derived Postbiotics in Skin Aging: A Prospective Clinical Study. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:4634. [PMID: 36902064 PMCID: PMC10003698 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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The present study investigated the effect of topical application of Epidermidibacterium Keratini (EPI-7) ferment filtrate, which is a postbiotic product of a novel actinobacteria, on skin aging, by performing a prospective randomized split-face clinical study on Asian woman participants. The investigators measured skin biophysical parameters, including skin barrier function, elasticity, and dermal density, and revealed that the application of the EPI-7 ferment filtrate-including test product resulted in significantly higher improvements in barrier function, skin elasticity, and dermal density compared to the placebo group. This study also investigated the influence of EPI-7 ferment filtrate on skin microbiome diversity to access its potential beneficial effects and safety. EPI-7 ferment filtrate increased the abundance of commensal microbes belonging to Cutibacterium, Staphylococcus, Corynebacterium, Streptococcus, Lawsonella, Clostridium, Rothia, Lactobacillus, and Prevotella. The abundance of Cutibacterium was significantly increased along with significant changes in Clostridium and Prevotella abundance. Therefore, EPI-7 postbiotics, which contain the metabolite called orotic acid, ameliorate the skin microbiota linked with the aging phenotype of the skin. This study provides preliminary evidence that postbiotic therapy may affect the signs of skin aging and microbial diversity. To confirm the positive effect of EPI-7 postbiotics and microbial interaction, additional clinical investigations and functional analyses are required.
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- Jihee Kim
- Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Scar Laser and Plastic Surgery Center, Yonsei Cancer Hospital, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Department of Dermatology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongin 16995, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Scar Laser and Plastic Surgery Center, Yonsei Cancer Hospital, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bio Medical Engineering Core Facility, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bioconvergence Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin 16890, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
- R&I Center, COSMAX BTI, Seongnam 13486, Republic of Korea
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- R&I Center, COSMAX BTI, Seongnam 13486, Republic of Korea
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- R&I Center, COSMAX BTI, Seongnam 13486, Republic of Korea
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- Global Medical Research Center, Seoul 06526, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Bio Medical Engineering Core Facility, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
- Department of Bioconvergence Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin 16890, Republic of Korea
- Department of Microbiology, College of Science & Technology, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Scar Laser and Plastic Surgery Center, Yonsei Cancer Hospital, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Gao QQ, Jiang WK, Sun GJ, Zhang L, Zhang ML, Liu XA, Ke ZJ, Zhou YD, Hong Q, Xu JH. Cumulibacter soli sp. nov., isolated from farmland soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 70:1152-1157. [PMID: 31800385 DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
A Gram-stain-positive, strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped bacterium, designated as strain G-1T, was isolated from farmland soil sampled in in Fuyang, Anhui Province, PR China. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain G-1T was closely related to Cumulibacter manganitolerans 2-36T (97.7 % similarity). Strain G-1T contained iso-C16 : 0, C17 : 1ω6c, iso-C15 : 0 and iso-C14 : 0 as the predominant fatty acids. The polar lipids of strain G-1T were diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine, an unidentified phospholipid, an unidentified lipid and two unidentified glycolipids. The predominant respiratory quinone of strain G-1T was MK-9(H4). The cell wall contained meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. The G+C content of the genomic DNA based on genome calculations was 64.2 mol%. Average nucleotide identity and the digital DNA-DNA hybridization values for the draft genomes between strain G-1T and strain 2-36T were 75.7 and 20.2 %, respectively. On the basis of phenotypic and phylogenetic data, strain G-1T is considered to represent a novel species of the genus Cumulibacter, for which the name Cumulibacter soli sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is G-1T (=CCTCC AB2019021T=KCTC 49258T).
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- Qin-Qin Gao
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of life sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of life sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of life sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of life sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of life sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of life sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of life sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of life sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of life sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Food Quality and Safety-State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base, Ministry of Science and Technology, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, PR China.,Key Laboratory of Agricultural Environmental Microbiology, Ministry of Agriculture, College of life sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China
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Ettamimi S, Carlier JD, Cox CJ, Elamine Y, Hammani K, Ghazal H, Costa MC. A meta-taxonomic investigation of the prokaryotic diversity of water bodies impacted by acid mine drainage from the São Domingos mine in southern Portugal. Extremophiles 2019; 23:821-834. [PMID: 31598797 DOI: 10.1007/s00792-019-01136-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The prokaryotic communities of water bodies contaminated by acid mine drainage from the São Domingos mining area in southern Portugal were analyzed using a meta-taxonomics approach with 16S rRNA gene sequences. Samples were collected in two seasonal sampling campaigns (summer and winter of 2017) from the most contaminated sites from where the water flows downstream to the freshwater reservoir of the river Chança. The physicochemical data indicate a trend of decreasing acid mine drainage contamination downstream of the mining area to the Chança's reservoir. The most contaminated sites (pH = 2.3-3.1) are distinguished by prokaryotic diversity with high abundances of operational taxonomics units related to acidophiles (genera Metallibacterium, Acidibacter, Leptospirillum, Acidobacterium, Thiomonas, Acidicapsa, Acidocella, Acidiphilium; family Acidobacteriaceae, order CPla-3 termite group). Likewise, in the transition zone in the mouth of the contaminated water flow into the Chança´s reservoir (pH = 6.4), a specific prokaryotic flora exists with some acidophiles, but notably with a cyanobacteria bloom and a high abundance of the genus Sediminibacterium (family I; order Subsection III). Moreover, the strong correlation between the abundance of acidophiles and characteristic physiochemical parameters (metals, acidity, and sulfate) confirm their potential as biomarkers of acid mine drainage pollution.
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- Sara Ettamimi
- Natural Resources and Environment Laboratory, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Taza, Morocco
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Gambelas Campus, University of the Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal.
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Gambelas Campus, University of the Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Physiology-Pharmacology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Sciences, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Dhar El Mehraz, Fez, Morocco
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- Natural Resources and Environment Laboratory, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Taza, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Genetics, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda, Morocco
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Gambelas Campus, University of the Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
- Faculty of Sciences and Technologies, Gambelas Campus, University of the Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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Campos JM, Stamford TLM, Sarubbo LA, de Luna JM, Rufino RD, Banat IM. Microbial biosurfactants as additives for food industries. Biotechnol Prog 2013; 29:1097-1108. [PMID: 23956227 DOI: 10.1186/s13765-019-0421-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2013] [Revised: 08/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Microbial biosurfactants with high ability to reduce surface and interfacial surface tension and conferring important properties such as emulsification, detergency, solubilization, lubrication and phase dispersion have a wide range of potential applications in many industries. Significant interest in these compounds has been demonstrated by environmental, bioremediation, oil, petroleum, food, beverage, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries attracted by their low toxicity, biodegradability and sustainable production technologies. Despite having significant potentials associated with emulsion formation, stabilization, antiadhesive and antimicrobial activities, significantly less output and applications have been reported in food industry. This has been exacerbated by uneconomical or uncompetitive costing issues for their production when compared to plant or chemical counterparts. In this review, biosurfactants properties, present uses and potential future applications as food additives acting as thickening, emulsifying, dispersing or stabilising agents in addition to the use of sustainable economic processes utilising agro-industrial wastes as alternative substrates for their production are discussed.
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- Jenyffer Medeiros Campos
- Dept. de Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-graduação em Nutrição, Av. Prof. Moraes Rego, 1235, Cidade Universitária, Recife, CEP: 50670-901, PE, Brazil
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