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Reducing the reproductive toxicity activity of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum: a review of mechanisms and prospects

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Food pollution can cause a variety of negative effects on human health, especially reproductive toxicity. Common food contaminants include biological contaminants, chemical contaminants, and physical contaminants, among which endocrine disruptors, pesticides, and heavy metals have the greatest reproductive toxicity in chemical contaminants. Humans mainly solve food pollution through three aspects: decreasing the pollution of food raw materials, lowering the pollution in food processing, and reducing the harm to the human body after food pollutants enter the human body. With more and more research on probiotics, not only beneficial effects, but also the ability to reduce the toxicity of food contaminants is found. Thus, microbial treatment has been proved to be a more effective way to deal with food pollution. Recent research shows that several strains of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum can adsorb or degrade some chemical pollutants and relieve inflammation and oxidative stress caused by them. This review summarized the research to explore the possible role of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum in protecting human reproductive ability and maintaining food safety.

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This research was supported by the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission Project (18JC1410802).

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Ying Zhou and Bang-Ce Ye designed the review; Shu-Shan Cai wrote the manuscript.

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Cai, SS., Zhou, Y. & Ye, BC. Reducing the reproductive toxicity activity of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum: a review of mechanisms and prospects. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 36927–36941 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14403-6

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