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Title: | Therapeutic application of synbiotics, a fusion of probiotics and prebiotics, and biogenics as a new concept for oral Candida infections: A mini review | Authors: | Ohshima, T Kojima, Y Seneviratne, C.J Maeda, N |
Keywords: | synbiotic agent antifungal activity bacterial colonization cell viability dental caries dysbiosis growth inhibition human immune response microbial growth microflora nonhuman periodontitis randomized controlled trial (topic) Short Survey symbiosis thrush tooth disease |
Issue Date: | 2016 | Citation: | Ohshima, T, Kojima, Y, Seneviratne, C.J, Maeda, N (2016). Therapeutic application of synbiotics, a fusion of probiotics and prebiotics, and biogenics as a new concept for oral Candida infections: A mini review. Frontiers in Microbiology 7 (JAN) : 10. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00010 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | Candida is a major human fungal pathogen causing infectious conditions predominantly in the elderly and immunocompromised hosts. Although Candida resides as a member of the oral indigenous microbiota in symbiosis, some circumstances may cause microbial imbalance leading to dysbiosis and resultant oral candidiasis. Therefore, oral microbial symbiosis that suppresses the overgrowth of Candida is important for a healthy oral ecosystem. In this regard, probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics can be considered a potential therapeutic and preventive strategy against oral candidiasis. Prebiotics have a direct effect on microbial growth as they stimulate the growth of beneficial bacteria and suppress the growth of pathogens. Probiotics render a local protective effect against pathogens and a systemic indirect effect on immunological amelioration. Synbiotics are fusion products of prebiotics and probiotics. This mini review discusses the potential use and associated limitations of probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics for the prevention and treatment of oral candidiasis. We will also introduce biogenics, a recent concept derived from the work on probiotics. Biogenics advocates the use of beneficial bioactive substances produced by probiotic bacteria, whose activities are independent from the viability of probiotic bacteria in human bodies. © 2016 Ohshima, Kojima, Seneviratne and Maeda. | Source Title: | Frontiers in Microbiology | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/180865 | ISSN: | 1664302X | DOI: | 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00010 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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