Mariano Marcos
State University

MMSU research on probiotic bacteria for digestion and wound healing published in Scopus-indexed journals

By Jimmbeth Zenila Fabia, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘳
 

Two studies on molecular microbiology of the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) – Center for Cellular and Molecular Medical Research (CMED) were recently published in international Scopus-indexed journals. Featuring innovations in both functional foods and wound healing, the recent publication of the two studies can now be accessed online.  
 

Published in the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭, the two studies were conducted by the center’s research team with CMED Chief Peter James Icalia-Gann at the helm. 
One of the studies, titled “𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘮𝘺𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘜𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮 𝘗𝘑𝘎11 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘋𝘪𝘰𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘭𝘶𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴,” explores how beneficial bacteria can more efficiently utilize starch when grown in natural plant-derived environments. 
 

Meanwhile, the second publication, “𝘌𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘜𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘓𝘙2 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘛𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘐𝘊𝘙 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘪 7060,” focuses on the biomedical potential of postbiotics, or beneficial compounds produced by probiotic bacteria. 
 

These studies contribute to the growing field of probiotic-derived therapeutics, which investigates how microbial products can be used in medicine to support the body’s natural defense mechanisms and promote healing.
Dr. Icalia-Gann explained that the findings show the critical role of microbiology in developing health-related innovations.
 

“Our work is focused on understanding how naturally occurring beneficial microbes and their byproducts can be harnessed to address real-world health concerns, including improving digestive processes and supporting faster tissue repair,” he said. “Through continued research, we hope to contribute to the development of accessible and science-based solutions that can benefit both local communities and the broader scientific community.”
 

The recently published studies can be accessed through the following links:
https://doi.org/10.2174/0118742858448770260210051054
https://doi.org/10.2323/jgam.2026.02.001
 

Both projects were supported by the IFP-Probiotics Program funded by the Commission on Higher Education. 
With a productive research trajectory for the CMED, additional manuscripts are currently under review in various Scopus-indexed journals, with several expected to be published in the coming months.