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Guardians of the Gut: Harnessing the Power of Probiotic Microbiota and Their Exopolysaccharides to Mitigate Heavy Metal Toxicity in Human for Better Health

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Heavy metal pollution is a significant global health concern, posing risks to both the environment and human health. Exposure to heavy metals happens through various channels like contaminated water, food, air, and workplaces, resulting in severe health implications. Heavy metals also disrupt the gut’s microbial balance, leading to dysbiosis characterized by a decrease in beneficial microorganisms and proliferation in harmful ones, ultimately exacerbating health problems. Probiotic microorganisms have demonstrated their ability to adsorb and sequester heavy metals, while their exopolysaccharides (EPS) exhibit chelating properties, aiding in mitigating heavy metal toxicity. These beneficial microorganisms aid in restoring gut integrity through processes like biosorption, bioaccumulation, and biotransformation of heavy metals. Incorporating probiotic strains with high affinity for heavy metals into functional foods and supplements presents a practical approach to mitigating heavy metal toxicity while enhancing gut health. Utilizing probiotic microbiota and their exopolysaccharides to address heavy metal toxicity offers a novel method for improving human health through modulation of the gut microbiome. By combining probiotics and exopolysaccharides, a distinctive strategy emerges for mitigating heavy metal toxicity, highlighting promising avenues for therapeutic interventions and health improvements. Further exploration in this domain could lead to groundbreaking therapies and preventive measures, underscoring probiotic microbiota and exopolysaccharides as natural and environmentally friendly solutions to heavy metal toxicity. This, in turn, could enhance public health by safeguarding the gut from environmental contaminants.

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We acknowledge the Department of Biotechnology HPU Shimla for necessary facilities (Grant number: NMHS/2022-23/SG 81/01/280). All the facilities provided by the Department of Biotechnology, Summer Hill, Shimla, are duly acknowledged.

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Pushpak Dahiya and Sangeeta Kumari: writing original draft. Manya Behl and Aakash Kashyap: investigation. Deeksha Kumari and Kalpana Thakur: visualisation. Mamta Devi and Neelam Kumari: data curation and formal analysis. Neelam Kaushik and Abhishek Walia: conceptualization and supervision. Arvind Kumar Bhatt and Ravi Kant Bhatia: review, editing, and fund acquisition.

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Dahiya, P., Kumari, S., Behl, M. et al. Guardians of the Gut: Harnessing the Power of Probiotic Microbiota and Their Exopolysaccharides to Mitigate Heavy Metal Toxicity in Human for Better Health. Probiotics & Antimicro. Prot. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12602-024-10281-9

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