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Here, we investigated the efficacy of Schleiferilactobacillus harbinensis JNDM-derived cell-free supernatant (CFS) and lysate (ShL) in a DNFB-induced AD mouse model. Topical application of both CFS and ShL significantly attenuated AD-like symptoms, reduced epidermal thickening, and restored the expression of the barrier protein filaggrin. Immunologically, treatment suppressed the Th2-dominant inflammatory cascade (IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, IL-33, TSLP) and reduced serum IgE and IFN-\u03b3 levels. Notably, ShL exhibited superior systemic efficacy, significantly inhibiting mast cell infiltration and reducing the spleen index. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that topical intervention remotely remodeled the gut microbiota, specifically reversing the depletion of the beneficial genus Alistipes and suppressing the compensatory increase in Odoribacter. This microbial restructuring was accompanied by distinct metabolic changes: ShL treatment resulted in an approximately 4-fold elevation in fecal butyrate concentrations compared with the model group. Correlation analysis further validated a strong positive axis linking Alistipes abundance and butyrate levels to skin barrier integrity. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that S. harbinensis postbiotics\u2014particularly the lysate\u2014ameliorate AD through a dual mechanism of local barrier repair and systemic metabolic modulation via the gut\u2013skin axis, presenting a promising non-steroidal therapeutic strategy.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/microorganisms14040913","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,17]],"date-time":"2026-04-17T16:30:36Z","timestamp":1776443436000},"page":"913","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Schleiferilactobacillus harbinensis JNDM Postbiotics Alleviate Atopic Dermatitis with Concurrent Changes in Gut Microbiota and Fecal SCFAs"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Zhijie","family":"Shi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Science and Health Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ke","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiaqian","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Laifa","family":"Yan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuzhen","family":"Guo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhenming","family":"Lu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2076-1670","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiaojuan","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7754-9542","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hongyu","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology of Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinsong","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Science and Health Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"277","DOI":"10.5114\/pdia.2013.38355","article-title":"Prevalence of atopic dermatitis in infants during the first six months of life: Authors\u2019 observations","volume":"30","author":"Kamer","year":"2013","journal-title":"Adv. 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