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ArticleProbiotics and antimicrobial proteins2025

Limosilactobacillus fermentum KBL674 Alleviates Vaginal Candidiasis.

Sung Jae Jang, Eun Jung Jo, Cheonghoon Lee, Bo-Ram Cho, Yun Jeong Shin, Jun Soo Song, Woon-Ki Kim, Nanhee Lee, Hyungjin Lee, SungJun Park and 1 more

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Sung Jae JangDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eun Jung JoKoBioLabs, Inc, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Cheonghoon LeeDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Bo-Ram ChoKoBioLabs, Inc, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yun Jeong ShinThe Food Industry Promotional Agency of Korea, Iksan-Si, Jeollabuk-Do, Republic of Korea.
Jun Soo SongThe Food Industry Promotional Agency of Korea, Iksan-Si, Jeollabuk-Do, Republic of Korea.
Woon-Ki KimDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Nanhee LeeweBiom Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyungjin LeeweBiom Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea.
SungJun ParkweBiom Inc., Seoul, Republic of Korea. haha7007@snu.ac.kr.
GwangPyo KoDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. gko@snu.ac.kr.

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Abstract

Candida albicans (C. albicans) is the primary etiologic agent of vaginal candidiasis. Lactobacillus species are predominant in the vaginal microbiome; they inhibit the development of vaginal candidiasis by producing antimicrobial agents, such as lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide. In this study, we investigated the effects of Limosilactobacillus fermentum (L. fermentum) KBL674 in a mouse model of vaginal candidiasis. L. fermentum KBL674 inhibited C. albicans hyphal growth. Moreover, oral administration of L. fermentum KBL674 significantly suppressed vaginal C. albicans infection and associated symptoms, including tissue thickness and immune cell infiltration. A substantial quantity of L. fermentum KBL674 was excreted by the mice within 6 h after oral administration, indicating that most L. fermentum KBL674 did not settle within the gastrointestinal tract. L. fermentum KBL674 modulated gut microbiome diversity, increasing abundances of the genera Akkermansia, Eubacterium, and Faecalibaculum and family Muribaculaceae. Abundances of these bacteria showed negative correlations with the vaginal C. albicans burden in the mouse model, suggesting links between the gut microbiome composition and the vaginal C. albicans burden. Therefore, L. fermentum KBL674 can reduce the vaginal C. albicans burden via direct or indirect inhibition and modulation of the gut microbiome composition preventively.

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Candida albicansCandidiasis, VulvovaginalLimosilactobacillus fermentumProbioticsAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CVaginaCandidiasisGut microbiotaLimosilactobacillus fermentumProbioticsVaginal health

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PMID39562411
PMCPMC12634817

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