Anticandidal Activities by Lactobacillus Species: An Update on Mechanisms of Action
Lactobacilli are among the most studied bacteria in the microbiome of the orodigestive and genitourinary tracts. As probiotics, lactobacilli may provide various benefits to the host. These benefits include regulating the composition of the resident microbiota, preventing – or even potentially revert...
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| author | Roberto Vazquez-Munoz Anna Dongari-Bagtzoglou |
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| description | Lactobacilli are among the most studied bacteria in the microbiome of the orodigestive and genitourinary tracts. As probiotics, lactobacilli may provide various benefits to the host. These benefits include regulating the composition of the resident microbiota, preventing – or even potentially reverting- a dysbiotic state. Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that can influence and be influenced by other members of the mucosal microbiota and, under immune-compromising conditions, can cause disease. Lactobacillus and Candida species can colonize the same mucosal sites; however, certain Lactobacillus species display antifungal activities that can contribute to low Candida burdens and prevent fungal infection. Lactobacilli can produce metabolites with direct anticandidal function or enhance the host defense mechanisms against fungi. Most of the Lactobacillus spp. anticandidal mechanisms of action remain underexplored. This work aims to comprehensively review and provide an update on the current knowledge regarding these anticandidal mechanisms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-992d96f575504187a185d7e5e901b7bc2022-12-21T18:21:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oral Health2673-48422021-07-01210.3389/froh.2021.689382689382Anticandidal Activities by Lactobacillus Species: An Update on Mechanisms of ActionRoberto Vazquez-MunozAnna Dongari-BagtzoglouLactobacilli are among the most studied bacteria in the microbiome of the orodigestive and genitourinary tracts. As probiotics, lactobacilli may provide various benefits to the host. These benefits include regulating the composition of the resident microbiota, preventing – or even potentially reverting- a dysbiotic state. Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogen that can influence and be influenced by other members of the mucosal microbiota and, under immune-compromising conditions, can cause disease. Lactobacillus and Candida species can colonize the same mucosal sites; however, certain Lactobacillus species display antifungal activities that can contribute to low Candida burdens and prevent fungal infection. Lactobacilli can produce metabolites with direct anticandidal function or enhance the host defense mechanisms against fungi. Most of the Lactobacillus spp. anticandidal mechanisms of action remain underexplored. This work aims to comprehensively review and provide an update on the current knowledge regarding these anticandidal mechanisms.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/froh.2021.689382/fullLactobacillusCandidadysbiosismicrobiomecandidiasisprobiotics |
| spellingShingle | Roberto Vazquez-Munoz Anna Dongari-Bagtzoglou Anticandidal Activities by Lactobacillus Species: An Update on Mechanisms of Action Frontiers in Oral Health Lactobacillus Candida dysbiosis microbiome candidiasis probiotics |
| title | Anticandidal Activities by Lactobacillus Species: An Update on Mechanisms of Action |
| title_full | Anticandidal Activities by Lactobacillus Species: An Update on Mechanisms of Action |
| title_fullStr | Anticandidal Activities by Lactobacillus Species: An Update on Mechanisms of Action |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anticandidal Activities by Lactobacillus Species: An Update on Mechanisms of Action |
| title_short | Anticandidal Activities by Lactobacillus Species: An Update on Mechanisms of Action |
| title_sort | anticandidal activities by lactobacillus species an update on mechanisms of action |
| topic | Lactobacillus Candida dysbiosis microbiome candidiasis probiotics |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/froh.2021.689382/full |
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