Miki Ando, Kazuki Nagata, Ryuki Takeshita, Naoto Ito, Sakura Noguchi, Natsuki Minamikawa, Naoki Kodama, Asuka Yamamoto, Takuya Yashiro, Masakazu Hachisu, Gaku Ichihara, Shigenobu Kishino, Masayuki Yamamoto, Jun Ogawa, Chiharu Nishiyama
Various gut bacteria, including Lactobacillus plantarum , possess several enzymes that produce hydroxy fatty acids (FAs), oxo FAs, conjugated FAs, and partially saturated FAs from polyunsaturated FAs as secondary metabolites. Among these derivatives, we identified 10-oxo- cis -6, trans -11-octadecadienoic acid (γKetoC), a γ-linolenic acid (GLA)-derived enon FA, as the most effective immunomodulator, which inhibited the antigen-induced immunoactivation and LPS-induced production of inflammatory cytokines...
2024: Frontiers in Immunology