Towards a deeper understanding of the vaginal microbiota

M France, M Alizadeh, S Brown, B Ma, J Ravel - Nature microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
The human vaginal microbiota is a critical determinant of vaginal health. These communities
live in close association with the vaginal epithelium and rely on host tissues for resources …

[HTML][HTML] The role of lactic acid production by probiotic Lactobacillus species in vaginal health

G Tachedjian, M Aldunate, CS Bradshaw… - Research in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Vaginal eubiosis is characterised by beneficial lactobacillus-dominated microbiota. In
contrast, vaginal dysbiosis (eg bacterial vaginosis, BV), characterised by an overgrowth of …

Vaginal microbiome transplantation in women with intractable bacterial vaginosis

A Lev-Sagie, D Goldman-Wohl, Y Cohen… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
We report the results of a first exploratory study testing the use of vaginal microbiome
transplantation (VMT) from healthy donors as a therapeutic alternative for patients suffering …

Female gut and genital tract microbiota-induced crosstalk and differential effects of short-chain fatty acids on immune sequelae

E Amabebe, DOC Anumba - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The gut and genital tract microbiota of females represent very complex biological
ecosystems that are in continuous communication with each other. The crosstalk between …

Antimicrobial and immune modulatory effects of lactic acid and short chain fatty acids produced by vaginal microbiota associated with eubiosis and bacterial vaginosis

M Aldunate, D Srbinovski, AC Hearps… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Lactic acid and short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) produced by vaginal microbiota have
reported antimicrobial and immune modulatory activities indicating their potential as …

Vaginal microbiome and its relationship to behavior, sexual health, and sexually transmitted diseases

FMT Lewis, KT Bernstein, SO Aral - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The vaginal microbiota has great significance in maintaining vaginal health and protecting
the host from disease. Recent advances in molecular techniques and informatics allow …

Characteristics of probiotic preparations and their applications

G Wang, Y Chen, Y Xia, X Song, L Ai - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The probiotics market is one of the fastest growing segments of the food industry as there is
growing scientific evidence of the positive health effects of probiotics on consumers …

Reviewing the composition of vaginal microbiota: inclusion of nutrition and probiotic factors in the maintenance of eubiosis

A Barrientos-Durán, A Fuentes-López, A de Salazar… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The vaginal microbiota has importance in preserving vaginal health and defending the host
against disease. The advent of new molecular techniques and computer science has …

Cervicovaginal microbiota and reproductive health: the virtue of simplicity

DB Gootenberg, CM Mitchell, DS Kwon - Cell host & microbe, 2018 - cell.com
Cervicovaginal microbiota play a critical role in women's health and reproductive outcomes.
Despite being one of the simplest commensal bacterial communities in the human body, we …

Probiotics to counteract biofilm-associated infections: promising and conflicting data

C Vuotto, F Longo, G Donelli - International journal of oral science, 2014 - nature.com
Altered bowel flora is currently thought to play a role in a variety of disease conditions, and
the use of Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus spp. as probiotics has been demonstrated …