Lipoteichoic acid from Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BPL1: A novel postbiotic that reduces fat deposition via IGF-1 pathway 

This preclinical study from 2022 examined the effects of supplementation with the probiotic strain Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BPL1 (CECT8145) on obesity biomarkers. Analyzing the basis of this observation and using the pre-clinical model Caenorhabditis elegans, we have found that lipoteichoic acid (LTA) of BPL1 is responsible for its fat-reducing properties and that this attribute is preserved under hyperglycaemic conditions. This fat-reducing capacity of both BPL1 and LTA-BPL1 is abolished under glucose restriction, as a result of changes in LTA chemical composition. Moreover, we have demonstrated that LTA exerts this function through the IGF-1 pathway, as does BPL1 strain. 

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Balaguer F, Enrique M, Llopis S, Barrena M, Navarro V, Álvarez B, Chenoll E, Ramón D, Tortajada M, Martorell P. Lipoteichoic acid from Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BPL1: a novel postbiotic that reduces fat deposition via IGF-1 pathway. Microb Biotechnol. 2022 Mar;15(3):805-816. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.13769. Epub 2021 Feb 23. PMID: 33620143; PMCID: PMC8913875.