Pediococcus acidilactici LAB4 and Lactobacillus plantarum LAB12 assimilate cholesterol and modulate ABCA1, CD36, NPC1L1 and SCARB1 in vitro

There is growing interest in the use of probiotic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) for prevention of hypercholesterolaemia. This study assessed the cholesterol lowering ability of Pediococcus acidilactici LAB4 and Lactobacillus plantarum LAB12 in growth media. Both LAB yielded > 98% (39.2 μg/ml) choles...

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Published in:Beneficial Microbes
Main Author: Lim F.T.; Lim S.M.; Ramasamy K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wageningen Academic Publishers 2017
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85013156450&doi=10.3920%2fBM2016.0048&partnerID=40&md5=5fc645e4d95aa13c6bea95e63fc179c5