Pierre Lapaquette, Sébastien Terrat, Lil Proukhnitzky, Lucy Martine, Stéphane Grégoire, Bénédicte Buteau, Stéphanie Cabaret, Aurélie Rieu, Luis G Bermúdez-Humarán, Pierre-Henry Gabrielle, Catherine Creuzot-Garcher, Olivier Berdeaux, Niyazi Acar, Marie-Agnès Bringer
Omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), particularly docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), are required for the structure and function of the retina. Several observational studies indicate that consumption of a diet with relatively high levels of n-3 PUFAs, such as those provided by fish oils, has a protective effect against the development of age-related macular degeneration. Given the accumulating evidence showing the role of gut microbiota in regulating retinal physiology and host lipid metabolism, we evaluated the potential of long-term dietary supplementation with the Gram-positive bacterium Lactobacillus helveticus strain VEL12193 to modulate the retinal n-3 PUFA content...
January 18, 2024: NPJ Biofilms and Microbiomes