Towards a bacterial treatment for armpit malodour

被引：38

作者：

Callewaert, Chris ^{[1
,2
]}

Lambert, Jo ^{[3
]}

Van de Wiele, Tom ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Ghent, Ctr Microbial Ecol & Technol CMET, Ghent, Belgium

[2] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Pediat & Comp Sci & Engn, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

[3] Ghent Univ Hosp, Dept Dermatol, Ghent, Belgium

来源：

EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY | 2017年 / 26卷 / 05期

基金：

比利时弗兰德研究基金会;

关键词：

armpit; body odour; microbiome; probiotics; transplantation; MICROBIOME; GLANDS;

D O I：

10.1111/exd.13259

中图分类号：

R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];

学科分类号：

100227 [皮肤病学];

摘要：

Axillary malodour is a frustrating condition for many people. It can lead to significant discomforts and various psychological effects. The underarm microbiome plays a major role in axillary malodour formation. Not only the bacteria on the epidermis, but also and especially those living in the sweat glands, sweat pores and hair follicles play a pivotal role in malodour development. To treat underarm malodour, this viewpoint article envisions a bacterial treatment. Replacing the autochthonous malodour-causing microbiome with a non-odour-causing microbiome, through an armpit bacterial transplantation or direct application of probiotics/non-odour-causing bacteria, could resolve the condition. Selective steering of the microbiome with prebiotics, biochemicals or plant extracts can likewise greatly help in improving the underarm odour. Elimination/inhibition of the bad bugs and application/stimulation of the good bugs will be part of the future treatment for axillary body odour.

引用

页码：388 / 391

页数：4

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