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Multifunctional Bioactivity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Extracellular Vesicle in Hair Follicle-Related Cellular
Hannah S Park1, Eunji Shin1, Sehyun Shin1,2
1Engineering Research Center for Biofluid Biopsy, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from microbial sources, including beer yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), have recently attracted increasing attention as bioactive nanostructures with potential biomedical and cosmetic applications. In this study, EVs were isolated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (beer yeast) using an electrokinetic ion-binding filtration system, followed by tangential flow filtration (TFF)-based buffer exchange. Their physicochemical characteristics and hair follicle-related biological activities were systematically evaluated. Nanoparticle tracking analysis demonstrated a mean particle size within the typical EV range, and zeta potential analysis confirmed a negatively charged surface. Cryo-transmission electron microscopy further verified the presence of lipid bilayer-enclosed nanovesicles. Biological activity was assessed in human dermal papilla cells, keratinocytes, and dermal fibroblasts, which collectively represent key components of the hair follicle microenvironment. At non-cytotoxic concentrations, yeast-derived EVs enhanced dermal papilla cell proliferation and promoted keratinocyte migration. The EVs attenuated pro-inflammatory cytokine expression under stimulated conditions and upregulated collagen-related gene expression in dermal fibroblasts. In addition, measurable antioxidant activity was observed. Collectively, these findings indicate that S. cerevisiae-derived extracellular vesicles exhibit multifunctional bioactivity relevant to the regulation of hair follicle-associated cellular processes. This study supports the potential of microbial EVs as scalable bioactive platforms for modulating hair follicle microenvironmental homeostasis.
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