RT Journal Article T1 A Novel Sprouted Oat Fermented Beverage: Evaluation of Safety and Health Benefits for Celiac Individuals A1 Aparicio García, Natalia A1 Martínez Villaluenga, Cristina A1 Frias, Juana A1 Crespo Perez, Laura A1 Fernández, Cristina Fernández A1 Alba Rubio, Claudio A1 Rodríguez, Juan Miguel A1 Peñas, Elena AB The safety and health effects for celiac people of a novel beverage (SOFB) developed from sprouted oat flour by fermentation with Lactobacillus plantarum was explored. In vitro reactivity against anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA) and antioxidant/anti-inflammatory potential of SOFB in RAW 264.7 macrophages and Caco-2 cells were evaluated. Immunoreactivity against AGA and antioxidant activity were not detected in SOFB, but it exhibited significant anti-inflammatory activity. The tolerability and impact of SOFB consumption for 6 months on nutritional status and intestinal microbiota composition were investigated in 10 celiac adults (five treated and five control). SOFB consumption did not adversely affect duodenal mucosa nor the total IgA or anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody (IgA-tTG) levels in celiac participants, but it significantly decreased total cholesterol levels at all sampling times and folic acid levels at the end of the study compared to the placebo beverage. SOFB administration also shifted gut microbiota, leading to a higher relative abundance of some beneficial bacteria including the genera Subdoligranulum, Ruminococcus and Lactobacillus in the SOFB group. This study provides supporting evidence of the safety of health benefits of a novel functional beverage produced from sprouted oat. PB MPDI SN 2072-6643 YR 2021 FD 2021-07-23 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/5033 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/5033 LA eng NO MINECO/FEDER NO AEI/FEDER DS Docta Complutense RD 5 abr 2025