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Exopolysaccharide (EPS) / Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPSs)

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Exopolysaccharide (EPS) / Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPSs) and Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) have different effects. EPS does not cause inflammation when injected. This shows EPS's unique anti-inflammatory potential.
Zamora-Pineda et al. 2023 J Immunol 211: 1232

Exopolysaccharide (EPS) / Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPSs) are high-molecular-weight polymers composed of sugar residues secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment
Kawanabe-Matsuda et al. 2022 Cancer Discovery 12: 1336

The intraperitoneal administration of Exopolysaccharide (EPS) / Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPSs) derived from Bacillus subtilis offers protection against severe disease in mouse models of…

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Exopolysaccharide production by lactic acid bacteria: the manipulation of environmental stresses for industrial applications
Nguyen et al. 2020a AIMS Microbiology 6(4): 451-469
Review
Exopolysaccharides from Lactobacillus plantarum NCU116 Enhances Colonic Mucosal Homeostasis by Controlling Epithelial Cell Differentiation and c-Jun/Muc2 Signaling
Zhou et al. 2019 J Agric Food Chem 67: 9831-9839
Mechanism of TLR4-Mediated Anti-Inﬂammatory Response Induced by Exopolysaccharide from the Probiotic Bacillus subtilis
Zamora-Pineda et al. 2023 J Immunol 211: 1232
Potentials of Exopolysaccharides from Lactic Acid Bacteria
Patel et al. 2012 Indian J. Microbiol. 52: 3-12
Review
Probiotic exopolysaccharide protects against systemic Staphylococcus aureus infection, inducing dual-functioning macrophages that restrict bacterial growth and limit inflammation
Paik et al. 2018 Infect Immun 87: e00791-18
Protection from intestinal inflammation by bacterial exopolysaccharides
Jones et al. 2014 J Immunol 192: 4813-4820
Suppression of Staphylococcus aureus superantigen-independent interferon gamma response by a probiotic polysaccharide
Paik et al. 2020 Infect Immun 88: e00661-19

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