Vaginal microbiota and the potential of Lactobacillus derivatives in maintaining vaginal health

WJY Chee, SY Chew, LTL Than - Microbial cell factories, 2020 - Springer
Human vagina is colonised by a diverse array of microorganisms that make up the normal
microbiota and mycobiota. Lactobacillus is the most frequently isolated microorganism from …

Vulvovaginal candidiasis: a current understanding and burning questions

HME Willems, SS Ahmed, J Liu, Z Xu, BM Peters - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Candida albicans, along with other closely related Candida species, are the primary
causative agents of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC)—a multifactorial infectious disease of …

[HTML][HTML] Probiotics as an alternative antimicrobial therapy: Current reality and future directions

DR Silva, JCO Sardi, N de Souza Pitangui… - Journal of Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Probiotics are defined as microorganisms that live in symbiosis with the human host. When
ingested in adequate quantities, probiotics may modulate biological functions, with health …

[HTML][HTML] Does probiotics work for bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis

Y Han, Q Ren - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
The different Lactobacillus strains of probiotics have been applied to the treatment and
prevention of bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis. The experimental data …

Adapting to survive: How Candida overcomes host-imposed constraints during human colonization

R Alves, C Barata-Antunes, M Casal, AJP Brown… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Successful human colonizers such as Candida pathogens have evolved distinct strategies
to survive and proliferate within the human host. These include sophisticated mechanisms to …

Use of plant extracts, bee-derived products, and probiotic-related applications to fight multidrug-resistant pathogens in the post-antibiotic era

A Machado, L Zamora-Mendoza, F Alexis… - Future …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The 'post-antibiotic'era is near according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It is well
known, due to the work of the scientific community, that drugs (antibiotics, antifungals, and …

Action mechanisms of probiotics on Candida spp. and candidiasis prevention: an update

FC Ribeiro, RD Rossoni, PP De Barros… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Due to the high incidence of fungal infections caused by Candida species and their
increasing resistance to antimicrobial treatments, alternative therapies such as probiotics …

Biosurfactant from vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus BC1 as a promising agent to interfere with Candida adhesion

PR De Gregorio, C Parolin, A Abruzzo, B Luppi… - Microbial cell …, 2020 - Springer
Background Lactobacillus spp. dominating the vaginal microbiota of healthy women
contribute to the prevention of urogenital and sexually transmitted infections. Their protective …

Lactobacilli, a weapon to counteract pathogens through the inhibition of their virulence factors

A Colautti, E Orecchia, G Comi… - Journal of Bacteriology, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
To date, several studies have reported an alarming increase in pathogen resistance to
current antibiotic therapies and treatments. Therefore, the search for effective alternatives to …

Probiotics and Their Bioproducts: A Promising Approach for Targeting Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus

M Jain, G Stitt, L Son, EY Enioutina - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is a serious global health problem that poses a threat to the successful
treatment of various bacterial infections, especially those caused by methicillin-resistant …