PMID- 33477482 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210903 LR - 20221207 IS - 1420-3049 (Electronic) IS - 1420-3049 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Jan 18 TI - Lipolytic Postbiotic from Lactobacillus paracasei Manages Metabolic Syndrome in Albino Wistar Rats. LID - 10.3390/molecules26020472 [doi] LID - 472 AB - The current study investigates the capacity of a lipolytic Lactobacillus paracasei postbiotic as a possible regulator for lipid metabolism by targeting metabolic syndrome as a possibly safer anti-obesity and Anti-dyslipidemia agent replacing atorvastatin (ATOR) and other drugs with proven or suspected health hazards. The high DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) and ABTS [2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethyl benzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid)] scavenging activity and high activities of antioxidant enzyme such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-px) of the Lactobacillus paracasei postbiotic (cell-free extract), coupled with considerable lipolytic activity, may support its action against metabolic syndrome. Lactobacillus paracasei isolate was obtained from an Egyptian cheese sample, identified and used for preparing the postbiotic. The postbiotic was characterized and administered to high-fat diet (HFD) albino rats (100 and 200 mg kg(-1)) for nine weeks, as compared to atorvastatin (ATOR; 10 mg kg(-1)). The postbiotic could correct the disruption in lipid metabolism and antioxidant enzymes in HFD rats more effectively than ATOR. The two levels of the postbiotic (100 and 200 mg kg(-1)) reduced total serum lipids by 29% and 34% and serum triglyceride by 32-45% of the positive control level, compared to only 25% and 35% in ATOR's case, respectively. Both ATOR and the postbiotic (200 mg kg(-1)) equally decreased total serum cholesterol by about 40% and 39%, while equally raising HDL levels by 28% and 30% of the positive control. The postbiotic counteracted HFD-induced body weight increases more effectively than ATOR without affecting liver and kidney functions or liver histopathology, at the optimal dose of each. The postbiotic is a safer substitute for ATOR in treating metabolic syndrome. FAU - Osman, Ali AU - Osman A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7174-0207 AD - Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt. FAU - El-Gazzar, Nashwa AU - El-Gazzar N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8229-9461 AD - Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt. FAU - Almanaa, Taghreed N AU - Almanaa TN AD - Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia. FAU - El-Hadary, Abdalla AU - El-Hadary A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5784-8606 AD - Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Benha 13736, Egypt. FAU - Sitohy, Mahmoud AU - Sitohy M AD - Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210118 PL - Switzerland TA - Molecules JT - Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 100964009 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Biological Products) RN - EC 1.11.1.6 (Catalase) RN - EC 1.11.1.9 (Glutathione Peroxidase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antioxidants/*pharmacology MH - Biological Products/*administration & dosage MH - Catalase/metabolism MH - Glutathione Peroxidase/metabolism MH - Lacticaseibacillus paracasei/*metabolism MH - *Lipolysis MH - Male MH - Metabolic Syndrome/*drug therapy MH - Oxidative Stress/drug effects MH - Probiotics/*administration & dosage MH - Rats MH - Rats, Wistar MH - Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism PMC - PMC7831067 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Lactobacillus paracasei OT - antioxidant enzymes OT - antioxidants activity OT - cell-free extract OT - dyslipidemia OT - hypercholesterolemia OT - metabolic syndrome OT - obesity COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/01/23 06:00 MHDA- 2021/09/04 06:00 PMCR- 2021/01/18 CRDT- 2021/01/22 01:02 PHST- 2020/12/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/01/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/01/22 01:02 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/09/04 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/01/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - molecules26020472 [pii] AID - molecules-26-00472 [pii] AID - 10.3390/molecules26020472 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Molecules. 2021 Jan 18;26(2):472. doi: 10.3390/molecules26020472.