Novel Indirect Antioxidant Activity Independent of Nrf2 Exerted by Lactic Acid Bacteria

Overview

Journal Int J Mol Sci

Publisher MDPI

Specialties Biochemistry
Chemistry
Molecular Biology

Date 2024 Oct 16

PMID 39408975

Authors

Ayaka Sato

Asami Watanabe

Kyoji Muraki

Hiromi Kimoto-Nira

Makoto Kobayashi

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Abstract

In recent years, the health benefits of lactic acid bacteria have garnered attention, but their antioxidant activity remains relatively underexplored. We have been analyzing the antioxidant activities of various dietary phytochemicals by assessing their ability to mitigate oxidative stressor-induced toxicity in zebrafish larvae through pretreatment. In this study, the antioxidant activities of 24 strains of heat-killed lactic acid bacteria from various origins were examined using this zebrafish assay system. The results revealed that all 24 strains possessed antioxidant activity that reduces hydrogen peroxide toxicity. Further detailed analysis using the H61 strain, which exhibited the strongest activity, showed that no direct antioxidant activity was observed in the assay system, suggesting that the detected antioxidant activity was entirely indirect. Moreover, it was found that pretreatment of zebrafish larvae with the H61 strain for more than 6 h was required to exert its antioxidant activity. This duration was similar to that required by dietary antioxidants that activate the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway, suggesting potential involvement of this pathway. However, analysis using Nrf2-knockout zebrafish revealed that the antioxidant activity of strain H61 is independent of Nrf2, indicating that it represents a novel indirect antioxidant activity that does not involve the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway. To further characterize this activity, the ability to mitigate the toxicity of oxidative stressors other than hydrogen peroxide was examined. The results indicated that while the toxicity of -butyl hydroperoxide was reduced, unlike with the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway, it was not effective in counteracting the toxicity of paraquat or arsenite, which generate superoxide radicals. In conclusion, we have identified a novel indirect antioxidant activity in lactic acid bacteria.

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