Pipaye in Chinese, which is the dried leaves of Eriobotrya japonica, PPY) using genome skimming technique.Whole chloroplast genome (cpDNA) sequence is becoming widely used in the phylogenetic studies of plant and species identification, but in most cases the cpDNA were acquired from silica gel dried fresh leaves. So far few reports have been available to describe cpDNA acquisition from crude drugs derived from plant materials, the DNA of which usually was seriously damaged during their processing. In this study, we retrieved cpDNA from the commonly used crude drug Eriobotryae Folium , but cpDNA is more effective for distinguishing the counterfeits derived from the close relatives of Eriobotrya japonica, suggesting the potential of genome skimming for retrieving cpDNA from crude drugs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for their identification.Our results demonstrate that both cpDNA and ITS/ITS2 are effective for identifying PPY and its counterfeits derived from distantly related species (i.e. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12896-021-00728-0. Chloroplast is one of the two organelles having their own genetic materials in plant cells. The chloroplast genomes (cpDNA) are double-stranded DNA in a closed-loop configuration with a length ranging from 120 to 220 kb . The cpDOryza sativa japonica and two other Oryza species , together with that of Potamophila parviflora (a close relative to Oryza) and Microlaena stipoides , and found that each species could be identified accurately based on these cpDNA sequences. In the following years, increasing reports emerged on the application of cpDNA sequences in the identification of such medicinal plants as Magnolia officinalis , the selected representative of leaf-derived crude drugs.In almost all these studies, fresh leaves were used as the samples for acquiring cpDNA. No report has been available to describe cpDNA sequencing using samples of crude drugs derived from medicinal plants, the DNA of which was usually damaged during preparation , 30. To Dillenia turbinata and Magnolia grandiflora, which are similar in appearance to loquat leaves [In Traditional Chinese Medicine, PPY is believed to be effective for treating asthma and coughing . Nin Jiot leaves . These cEriobotrya japonica [Theoretically, the Internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) can be used for loquat species identification, but currently no studies of ITS-based identification of PPY against its adulterants has been reported, except for some studies on genetic diversity of japonica , 36; norjaponica , the percpDNA sequencing is a promising technique for crude drug identification. Genome skimming is PCR-free to avoid such issues of amplification failure and false positive and false negative results. With genome skimming, not only the cpDNA sequence but also the sequence of ITS region can be obtained from the high-throughput sequencing data, thus a combined analysis of cpDNA and ITS sequences can be possible. Additionally, genome skimming is more cost-effective than MALDI-TOF MS analysis.Eriobotrya japonica and its close relatives E. deflexa, E. cavaleriei, E. fragrans, as well as those of Dillenia turbinata and Magnolia grandiflora, but also from self-made sun-dried E. japonica leaves  and three commercial PPY samples to investigate the feasibility of cpDNA sequencing in identification of the crude drugs. We also compared the efficiency of cpDNA sequencing and the general barcode such as ITS/ITS2 for PPY identification.In this study, we sequenced the cpDNA not only from fresh leaf samples of Eriobotrya species  to 159,393 (E. deflexa); the cpDNA length is 159,270 bp for E. cavaleriei and 159,177 bp for E. fragrans. The size of the IR region ranges from 26,317(E. fragrans) to 26,335 bp , while the SSC and LSC size varies from 19,213 (E. fragrans) to 19,350 bp  and from 87,222 (E. japonica) to 87,401 bp (E. deflexa), respectively , a large single copy region (LSC), and a small single copy region (SSC) Fig. . The sizes Table . The cpDEriobotrya species. Eriobotrya species have partially duplicated rps19 and ndhF genes in the IR regions, while these two genes are located respectively in the LSC and SSC regions of D. turbinata and M. grandiflora  to 127 bp (E. deflexa), and 12 nucleotides of ndhF are duplicated. The final 12 nucleotides of the IR region are shared by ndhF and the pseudogene ycf1 (ψycf1), which are transcribed in opposite directions; in D. turbinata and M. grandiflora, ψycf1 gene is located in the IRb region and ndhF in the SSC region. The LSC/IRa-rpl2 spacer ranges in length between 38 (D. turbinata) and 195 nucleotides (E. deflexa).The junction positions were conserved in ora Fig. . In ErioEriobotrya cpDNAs ranges from 78,600 (E. fragrans) to 78,630 bp , and that of D. turbinata and M. grandiflora was 77,301 bp and 77,811 bp, respectively (Table D. turbinata) to 26,210  codons, with UGA, UAG and UAA as the termination codons. For Eriobotrya cpDNAs, the most frequent amino acid is leucine (Leu), encoded by 2749–2754 (10.51%) of the codons; the least frequent amino acid in the cpDNAs is cysteine (Cys), encoded by 299–301 (1.14%) of the codons  of E. japonica ended with A or U except for the codons of trnL-CAA, while most of the non-preferred synonymous codons (RSCU < 1) ended with G or C, which is the same as the other Eriobotrya species in our study.The total length of the protein coding genes (PCGs) of ly Table . These PEriobotrya, D. turbinata and M. grandiflora were by far the most frequent SSR type, followed by dinucleotides, tetranucleotides, trinucleotides, pentanucleotides, and finally hexanucleotide  to 133  (Table D. turbinata has the highest number of tandem repeats (up to 216), while M. grandiflora has the least number of only 49. Five different long repeats, including tandem, complement, forward, palindromic and reverse repeats, were found in the cpDNA in this study. Complement repeat was absent in E. japonica, E. fragrans and M. grandiflora. Reverse repeat was not found in M. grandiflora.The tandem repeats in the cpDNAs of i) Table . Among atrnH-GUG, petN-psbM, and trnT-GGU-psbD were found in Eriobotrya species. For all the species, some highly variable regions were observed in the intergenic regions, as in trnH-GUG, trnK-UUU-rps16, petN-psbM, trnT-GGU-trnL-UAA, rpl20-rps12, psbZ-trnG-GCC , followed by rpl32-trnL-UAG (0.1202), rps16-trnQ-UUG (0.11007), and accD-psbI (0.1076)  Fig. , with thE. japonica (309.71–747.45) was as high as about 5 times that of the dried samples (59.99–188.80). Both PPY and SP were consistent with E. japonica in terms of gene number, GC content   to 0.0889 , from 0.0026 (E. japonica) to 0.1403 (E. fragrans), and from 0.0000 (E. japonica) to 0.0004 (M. grandiflora) in the cases of ITS, ITS2, and cpDNA, respectively; the interspecific genetic distances ranged from 0.0285 (E. japonica and E. deflexa) to 0.8665 (M. grandiflora and D. turbinata), from 0.0371 (E. japonica and E. deflexa) to 0.7495 (M. grandiflora and E. fragrans), and from 0.0007 (E. japonica and E. deflexa) to 0.1195 ((M. grandiflora and D.indica), respectively.Based on the K2P model, the intraspecific genetic distances ranged from 0.0005  was sufficient for operation. cpDNAs acquired from PPY, SP and  methods –41.Eriobotrya species identification with better convenience and at a lower cost compared to cp genome method. Nevertheless, our results confirmed that both cpDNA and ITS/ITS2 were efficient for identifying PPY and its simple counterfeits (Dillenia turbinata and Magnolia grandiflora), but ITS/ITS2-based identification had a poor resolution for Eriobotrya species, E. japonica and its close relatives . Previous studies proposed that the unresolved relationships among them may be attributed to the confusion of the interspecific boundaries between E. cavaleriei and E. fragrans based on short sequences [In the continuous efforts for searching ideal DNA barcodes for plants, ITS/ITS2 have been considered as the most promising ones , 43 for equences –50. OverEriobotrya. Our phylogenetic analysis based on cpDNA data showed that the samples belonging to the same species formed a separate clade, each with a high bootstrap value. In addition, the intraspecific K2P distance values were significantly lower than the interspecific K2P distance when using cpDNA data. These results demonstrate that, compared to ITS and ITS2 sequences, cpDNA is more effective for the identification of Eriobotryae Folium.CpDNA contains much more genetic information and can provide a large database for species identification , 51–53 tAlthough cpDNA genome can provide more characteristics and increase the amount of sequence data to enhance species discrimination, it does not address the basic challenge that cpDNA do not necessarily track species boundaries . SubstanDespite of severe degradation of the genomic DNA, cpDNA and rDNA can be successfully sequenced and assembled from crude drug of Eriobotryae Folium through genome skimming. Chloroplast genome sequence data can be more effective than rDNA ITS and ITS2 sequences for the identification of Eriobotryae Folium and the counterfeits with a close resemblance. The results of this study demonstrate that genome skimming is capable of retrieving whole chloroplast genome from crude drugs used in traditional Chinese medicine for their identification.E. japonica (E. japonica-1 and E. japonica-2) were collected from the Medicinal Plant Garden of Southern Medical University and South China Botanical Garden. The fresh leaves of E. cavaleriei, E. deflexa, E. fragrans, D. turbinata and M. grandiflora were collected from different localities. A portion of the sample E. japonica-1 was subjected to sun-drying to prepare self-made PPY sample (SP). Three batches of PPY crude drug  were purchased from Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Dongfang Pharmacy, and Henglu Pharmacy, respectively. The voucher specimens and crude drug samples were all identified by the corresponding author (Table Two samples of fresh leaves of or Table . The cruEriobotrya samples before DNA extraction [Genomic DNA was extracted from the above samples using the modified CTAB method . To elimtraction . DNA conApproximately 1 μg genomic DNA was randomly fragmented by Covaris (E210), followed by fragments selection by Agencourt AMPure XP-Medium kit to an average size of 200–400 bp. Selected fragments were end-repaired and 3’adenylated, and the resulting DNA was ligated with adaptors. After the ligation, the products were amplified by PCR and purified using Agencourt AMPure XP-Medium kit. The purified double-stranded PCR products were heat-denatured to single stand and circularized by the splint oligo sequence to generate a single strand circular DNA (ssCir DNA) library after quality control. The ssCir DNA molecule formed a DNA nanoball (DNB), and the final DNB was loaded onto a sequencing chip and were sequenced using the BGISEQ-500 platform. Finally, the pair-end (PE) 124–150 bp reads were obtained by combinatorial Probe-Anchor Synthesis (cPAS).Low-quality reads, adapter contamination, and duplicated reads were removed from the PE sequence data generated from the BGI platform using SOAPnuke software v2.1.5  to produhttps://chlorobox.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/geseq.html) [http://ogdraw.mpimp-golm.mpg.de/) [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) to obtain the accession number (Table E. japonica species were compared and examined with other cpDNAs.The assembled cpDNAs were annotated using GeSeq (Annotation of Organellar Genomes) (eq.html)  and Plaseq.html)  softwareeq.html) , 65 and eq.html) . The OGDmpg.de/)  softwareer Table . The IR E. japonica was used as the reference sequence, and the sequence similarity of cpDNA was analyzed by Shuffle-LAGAN mode of mVISTA [CpDNA characteristics  were compared among the species concerned for species identification. To determine whether the chloroplast genome sequences of PPY and SP obtained herein were complete, we also compared cpDNA characteristics between PPY/SP and fresh samples. The codon usage and the relative synonymous codon usage values (RSCU) of cpDNAs exons in the consensus protein-coding genes of each species were obtained using CondoW v1.4.2 . The MISf mVISTA .The identification capability of cpDNA and the universal barcode regions were compared by constructing a maximum likelihood (ML) tree based on complete cpDNA, ITS and ITS2. Additional nine ITS sequences, two ITS2 sequences and eight cpDNA sequences were also downloaded from GenBank  and intraspecific  genetic distance of cp genomes of six species. Table S2. Interspecific  and intraspecific  genetic distance of ITS of six species. Table S3. Interspecific  and intraspecific  genetic distance of ITS2 of six species. Table S4. Additional ITS/ITS2 and cpDNA sequences downloaded from the GenBank to construct ML tree.


Ever since the “great oxidation event,” Earth’s cellular life forms had to cope with the danger of reactive oxygen species (ROS) affecting the integrity of biomolecules and hampering cellular metabolism circuits. Consequently, increasing ROS levels in the biosphere represented growing stress levels and thus shaped the evolution of species. Whether the ROS were produced endogenously or exogenously, different systems evolved to remove the ROS and repair the damage they inflicted. If ROS outweigh the cell’s capacity to remove the threat, we speak of oxidative stress. The injuries through oxidative stress in cells are diverse. This article reviews the damage oxidative stress imposes on the different steps of the central dogma of molecular biology in bacteria, focusing in particular on the RNA machines involved in transcription and translation. O2− ithagocyte . Due to o oxygen . A uniqusystem I . Additioo oxygen . Singletmembrane . In cyanmembrane . Close ireaction  took plaectively . 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Aspergillus fumigatus, is associated with enhanced asthma severity, bronchiectasis, and hospitalisation. How Aspergillus fumigatus may drive airway structural changes is unclear, although recent evidence points to a central role of the airway epithelium. This review provides an overview of the airway pathology in patients with asthma and fungal sensitisation, summarises proposed airway epithelial cell–fungal interactions and discusses the initiation of a tissue remodelling response. Related findings from in vivo animal models are included given the limited analysis of airway pathology in patients. Lastly, an important role for Aspergillus fumigatus-derived proteases in triggering a cascade of damage-repair events through upregulation of airway epithelial-derived factors is proposed.Asthma is a chronic heterogeneous respiratory condition that is mainly associated with sensitivity to airborne agents such as pollen, dust mite products and fungi. Key pathological features include increased airway inflammation and airway wall remodelling. In particular, goblet cell hyperplasia, combined with excess mucus secretion, impairs clearance of the inhaled foreign material. Furthermore, structural changes such as subepithelial fibrosis and increased smooth muscle hypertrophy collectively contribute to deteriorating airway function and possibility of exacerbations. Current pharmacological therapies focused on airway wall remodelling are limited, and as such, are an area of unmet clinical need. Sensitisation to the fungus,  Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) [Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that develops through a complex interplay of genetic and environmental influences, affecting at least 300 million people worldwide . Symptommigatus) ,5. Pathomigatus) . Airway migatus) . Furthermigatus) ,9,10. Gomigatus) ,12,13,14migatus) . In addimigatus) ,17. Despmigatus) .A. fumigatus [A. fumigatus being one of the most prominent species [A. fumigatus can grow both indoors and outdoors with an average adult inhaling several hundred conidia per day and, owing to their small size, they are able to reach the distal alveoli [A. fumigatus produces a multitude of factors, some of which can act as allergens that may either mediate or aggravate asthma symptoms. Moreover, its ability to colonise the respiratory tract, if not readily cleared by inflammatory cells, means it may drive a sustained release of allergens and other products over a prolonged period of time [A. fumigatus and severe asthma, pathophysiological mechanisms driving an altered airway structure are still being elucidated. Our current understanding of A. fumigatus-associated asthma, fungal–airway epithelial cell interactions and proposed mechanisms leading to airway remodelling are discussed.Inhalation of airborne components, including airborne conidia, hyphae and fungal fragments, is typically inconsequential for most but for some individuals, dependent on their individual immune status, it may cause a spectrum of disease ranging from sensitisation to severe invasive infection . Intriguumigatus . Another species . A. fumi alveoli . Followi of time . HoweverA. fumigatus [A. fumigatus sensitisation specifically and positive sputum cultures [A. fumigatus sensitisation and/or sputum- positive cultures [Aspergillus cultures were more likely to be hospitalised, have secondary infections, and a more severe lung function decline [A. fumigatus is ABPA [A. fumigatus specific antibodies, higher than that observed in SAFS (IgE antibodies >1000 IU/mL) and airway eosinophilia [In healthy individuals, inhaled conidia are removed by the innate immune system through phagocytosis,  whereas umigatus . Furtherumigatus ,27,28. Aumigatus . In clinumigatus . Interescultures . Findingcultures ,33. More decline . Whilst  is ABPA ,29. Compnophilia . The prenophilia . Lung danophilia . Similarnophilia  althoughnophilia . One stunophilia . A. fumigatus conidia adhere to the airways in a number of ways including via exposed ECM components [A. fumigatus conidia showed weak adherence to ciliated cells due to the action of cilia beat, but were able to adhere to non-ciliated cells [A. fumigatus conidia mainly adhered to mucus, microscopic indentations of damaged epithelial cells and, to a lesser extent, directly to epithelial cells [A. fumigatus conidia, binds to purified mucin glycoproteins and so may facilitate this event [A. fumigatus conidia adhere to purified laminin and fibronectin as well as fibrinogen, types I and III collagen in culture [A. fumigatus also showed superior binding compared with less pathogenic species of Aspergillus, suggesting that adhesion to ECM may be important in disease pathogenesis [A. fumigatus culture filtrate enhanced conidia–ECM adherence [Airway epithelium, lying at the interface of the respiratory system and external environment, acts as one of the first lines of defence against inhaled conidia and hyphal fragments, and plays a central role in innate and adaptive immune responses (reviewed in ). Inhalemponents  and diremponents , possiblmponents  and juncmponents . Conidiamponents ). It is ed cells . In an oal cells . FleA, ais event . Anotheris event . Further culture ,51,52,53 culture . A. fumiogenesis . Of notedherence , suggestA. fumigatus conidia though expression of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) such as C-type lectins and toll-like receptors (TLRs), that bind to pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) to elicit an immune reaction. The outer rodlet layer of inhaled A. fumigatus conidia renders them inert, but the shedding of this layer exposes immunogenic moieties [A. fumigatus and airway epithelium is dependent on the stage of germination. For instance, swollen or germinating conidia expose β-glucan residues on the surface that interact with the β-glucan receptor, Dectin-1. In addition, bronchial epithelial cells show increased expression of this receptor in response to A. fumigatus [A. fumigatus, suggesting that this receptor has a protective role against the effects of fungal exposure [A. fumigatus induced Dectin-1 expression [A. fumigatus . HoweveThe idea that the bronchial epithelium is dysfunctional in asthma, and that injury-induced repair events are activated is widely accepted (for review see ). HistopA. fumigatus also releases a host of soluble factors, such as allergensand secondary metabolites that can activate epithelial cells but also cause damage and loss of epithelial integrity [A. fumigatus culture filtrates, which are devoid of live spores or hyphae but include soluble secreted factors, are often used in laboratory studies to represent fungal exposure. Indeed, addition of culture filtrate from A. fumigatus to human nasal epithelial cells causes decreased transepithelial resistance, slowed cilial beat frequency and disrupted monolayer integrity [A. fumigatus [A. fumigatus also produces a plethora of allergens, many of which have been cloned and produced as recombinant proteins [A. fumigatus allergens show proteolytic activity and include Asp f 5, a fungal matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), Asp f 10 a fungal aspartic protease and Asp f 13 and Asp f 18, fungal serine proteases [A. fumigatus cause airway epithelial cell detachment in a dose-dependant fashion [A. fumigatus conidia and culture filtrate decreased cytoplasmic actin stress fibres, disrupted focal adhesions and induced membrane blebbing of airway epithelial cells. After 8 h, aggregates of polymerised actin formed in the cytoplasm and by 24 h, the actin cytoskeleton was almost completely depolymerised, the actin mesh disrupted and cell shrinkage and nuclear condensation observed [Asp f 13 mutant or in the presence of a serine protease inhibitor [A. fumigatus. More recently, purified Asp f 13 was shown to damage the integrity of bronchial epithelial cells grown at an air–liquid interface and the extracellular domains of junctional protein, E-cadherin [A. fumigatus grown in complex protein growth media composed of homogenised pig lung or mucin resulted in filtrates rich in fungal serine protease and MMP activity, whereas low activity was found when cultured in minimal Vogels media [A. fumigatus have been found to degrade a range of ECM components [A. fumigatus strains previously shown to be low (Af293) or high (A1160) protease producers [A. fumigatus adheres to a range of epithelial and ECM components, activates PRRs, modulates epithelial function and ultimately drives inflammation. How these initial interactions between A. fumigatus and airway epithelium translate to longer-term airway remodelling events are less well understood. This is in part due to the difficulty in obtaining temporal histopathological airway biopsy samples from patients, but also technical issues associated with longer-term in vitro culture of A.fumigatus with epithelial cell for mechanistic studies. As well as interacting directly with epithelial cells through PRRs, ntegrity . The usentegrity ,66,67,68umigatus ,68. Secoumigatus ,69. Howeproteins  and moreproteins ,72. Of nroteases . Culture fashion ,75,76,77 fashion ,75,76. Fcadherin . The rescadherin . Our prels media . It is emponents ,81,82. Fmponents ,84,85, [roducers ,85, secrA. fumigatus exposure provide a growing body of evidence to demonstrate that this fungus drives airway inflammation, remodelling and a deterioration of lung function  via an intranasal route, three times per week over the course of 18 days, resulting in airway hyperreactivity, eosinophilia and elevated IL-4 and suggested that conidia persist and drive inflammatory responses [∆alb1). Silver staining demonstrated that inhaled wild-type conidia germinated within the interstitium, whereas fewer ∆alb1 conidia remained and germinated [∆alb1 conidia, demonstrating a crucial role for A. fumigatus melanin in germination and driving a host inflammatory process that contributes to airway pathology. Although histopathological assessment of airway structural changes in lung biopsies from SAFS and ABPA patients is limited, consensus, mainly from CT scans, indicates that their airways show features of an asthmatic airway with extensive remodelling, subepithelial fibrosis and smooth muscle hypertrophy . Findingview see ,87). In lisation  [88,89,9esponses . Anotheresponses ), twice A. fumigatus conidia, similar to in patients with ABPA, is difficult to model in mice as the use of immunosuppressant agents in rodents can cause rapid invasive disease and mortality [A. fumigatus conidia  seven times over the course of 2 weeks. Relative to mice being challenged with a more widely used strain  embedde patient . Exposur patient . More regillosis ), a far gillosis . In a segillosis . Intrigugillosis . A. fumigatus priming followed by intranasal conidia exposure, which may better model the impact of sustained allergen exposure. For instance, Hogaboam and colleagues gave mice commercially sourced intraperitoneal and subcutaneous injections of soluble A. fumigatus antigen, followed by a weekly intranasal antigen challenge for 3 weeks, and finally an intratracheal instillation of live conidia (strain 13073) [Aspergillus antigen, followed by a series of intranasal challenges, completed with exposure to aerosolised conidia (unspecified ATCC strain) [A. fumigatus. The role of Th2-inducing cytokines, IL-4 and IL-13, in driving airway pathology has also been assessed in murine models of A. fumigatus exposure. For instance, mice deficient in IL-4 repeatedly exposed to A. fumigatus antigen failed to develop an IgE response but showed comparable lung eosinophilia and lung pathology to that observed in wild-type mice [A. fumigatus antigen sensitisation, IL-13 neutralisation using specific antiserum caused a far greater reduction in airway hyperreactivity associated with a significant reduction in subepithelial fibrosis and goblet cell hyperplasia compared with controls or those receiving IL-4 antiserum [Several research groups have developed mouse models involving adjuvant n 13073) . This apn 13073) . In a si strain) . This re strain) . To asse strain) . Compara strain) . These oype mice . These ontiserum . These fntiserum .A. fumigatus-induced airway inflammation demonstrate the ability of the fungus to persist in the airways of immunocompetent mice and drive pathological features, similar to that observed in SAFS and ABPA patients. Whilst these studies have been instrumental in developing a better understanding of disease evolution, the precise cellular mechanisms and the entire array of fungal components responsible remain to be fully described. As outlined in the subsequent section, evidence points to an important role for fungal-derived proteases in mediating A. fumigatus- induced airway wall remodelling.Taken together, animal models of A. fumigatus exposure  produced high protease activity even in Vogels minimal media [A. fumigatus strains lacking Asp f 5 or Asp f 13, only partially reduced airway inflammation, but significantly reduced features of airway remodelling [A. fumigatus extract or purified Asp f 13 repeatedly over a two week period [Asp f 13 directly elicited airway smooth muscle contraction, making targetted antagonism of fungal protease an attractive treatment option for A. fumigatus-sensitised asthma [Airway wall remodelling is a key feature of the fungal-sensitised asthmatic lung and demonstrated in vivo following prolonged exposure . Cellularoteases  and suchd MUC5AC , suggestce model  and uprece model . Interesle cells . Such antisation ,103. Oural media . When mial media . Of inteodelling . Furtherk period . Both hek period . Intrigud asthma .A. fumigatus proteases can also activate PAR-2 to drive inflammation and induce an increase in IgE as well as IL-6, IL-8, exotaxin, GM-CSF and MMP9 [A. fumigatus-derived proteases in activating PARs to mediate airway remodelling remains unclear. Suprisingly, compared with wild-type mice, PAR-2 knockout mice exposed to Asp f 13 showed comparable airway hyperreactivty and goblet cell hyperplasia, and demonstrated a modest decrease in lung inflammatory cells and inflammatory cytokines [MUC5AC and MUC5B, in response to A. fumigatus extract which was blocked in the presence of a serine protease inhibitor but not a PAR-2 antibody [A. fumigatus proteolytic activity was shown to drive the phosphorylation/activation of Ras/Raf1/ERK to induce mucin production suggesting involvement of fungal proteases but independent of PAR activation [A. fumigatus-derived proteases in epithelial damage and aspects of airway remodelling which ultimatly leads to poor lung function.Endogenous host serine proteases, such as tryptase and thrombin, are known to activate lung epithelial cells through protease-activated receptors (PARs) via cleavage of the N terminus of the receptor ,105. PARand MMP9 . Howeverytokines , which mantibody . Rather,tivation . Taken tA. fumigatus to induce the production of fibrogenic growth factors by airway epithelial cells. Findings suggest that cultured murine lung epithelial cells exposed to both live and heat-inactivated A. fumigatus conidia induce an upregulation of epithelial-derived cytokines, such as thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), IL-25 and IL-33, that promote a Th2-type response, [A. fumigatus extract), treatment with anti-TSLP antibody reduced perivascular inflammation, reduced goblet cell hyperplasia and improved lung function [A. fumigatus are therefore required. Findings from another study showed that exposure to commercially sourced A. fumigatus antigens caused significant upregulation of peribronchiolar periostin, a matricellular protein, and features of airway remodelling, but mice deficient in periostin did not show any reduction of these features suggesting that periostin may not be a key mediator of airway remodelling [A. fumigatus conidia (strain Af293) or culture filtrate and found only a highly selective upregulation of Endothelin-1 [A. fumigatus-induced airway structural changes and the importance of Endothelin-1 in patients with A. fumigatus sensitised asthma still needs to be addressed ’ shapes the way that the airway architecture changes in response to inhaled airborne agents . Accordiesponse, . In a mufunction  althoughodelling . We assethelin-1 . Mice inthelin-1 . How Endddressed .A. fumigatus-exposed airway mouse model [A. fumigatus interacts with fibrin to drive airway pathology remains to be elucidated. Of significance, co-administration of fibrinogen and thrombin were sufficient in driving airway disease in mice. The fibrinolytic enzyme, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), also reduced airway reactivity [Vascular leakiness is a key pathophysiological feature of asthma that correlates with induction of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and occurs in advance of inflammation in patients with deteriorating lung function ,124. Of se model . Taken tse model . Indeed,se model  and mucuse model . Howeveractivity , implyinactivity ,131 suppAspergillus species, A. oryzae or thrombin (serine protease that converts fibrinogen to fibrin). These cleavage products can activate bone marrow-derived macrophages via TLR4 and support subsequent fungicidal activity to conidia, but may also contribute to the initiation or perpetuation of airway pathology [A. fumigatus proteases may also cleave fibrinogen, producing by-products that activate PRRs. In another experiment, mice exposed to Aspergillus oryzae protease were compared to those receiving fibrinogen cleavage products. Results showed that cleavage products alone are not sufficient to drive airway disease to the extent observed with fungal protease. However, inhibition of thrombin in fungal protease exposed mice, attenuated all features of airway disease in this murine model, suggesting that the fibrinolytic pathway or degradation products play an important role in the mechanism of disease progression [In vitro, fibrinogen cleavage products are produced by incubation with proteases derived from another athology . It is pgression . A.fumgatus airway effects, Asp f 2, a major A. fumigatus allergen and emerging biomarker for ABPA and SAFS [Asp f 2 expression [Asp f 2 and fibrinolytic protease activity is involved in inducing airway epithelial damage [Taken together, fungal proteases may generate fibrin cleavage products in a similar manner to host proteases and these products may play a central role in driving both airway inflammation and airway remodelling. Linked to the concept that reduced fibrinolysis is involved in and SAFS ,72, was and SAFS . Plasminpression . The actl damage .A. fumigatus and the airway epithelium is key to subsequent inflammation and damage-repair responses. In the asthmatic milieu, an environment rich in mucin, exposed matrix components and plasma proteins likely provides the ideal growth conditions for inhaled A. fumigatus. Through the course of germination, a wide range of allergens, some with protease activity, and metabolic by-products are produced which directly disrupt the integrity of the epithelium and elicit the productionof proinflammatory cytokines and fibrogenic growth factors. The ensuing recruitment of immune cells and further leakage of plasma proteins would support the development of a vicious cycle of inflammation, fibrin deposition and structural changes. A. fumigatus allergens with protease activity seem to be particularly important in disrupting the integrity of the epithelium, driving mucin production, subepithelial fibrosis, and hyperactivity of smooth muscle cells. Understanding the relative contribution of individual A. fumigatus-derived proteases in mediating these pathological events resulting in airway remodelling is now required. Future studies that quantify features of airway wall remodelling and the development of bronchiectasis in animal models would improve our knowledge of disease pathogenesis. Moreover, detailed analysis of the epithelium, subepithelial fibrosis and bronchiectasis in A. fumigatus-sensitised patients is also an important area for future investigation. As highlighted, a range of in vitro and in vivo models have been developed to investigate A. fumigatus- induced airway changes which have included using a wide variety of cell types , culture methods , different mouse strains, dosing regimens and fungal components  from many A. fumigatus isolates. This variability in study design is likely to introduce heterogeneity in findings which should be considered, and a possible standardisation approach explored [A. fumigatus to airway epithelial damage and subsequent pathology, it is recognised that a multitude of foreign agents are inhaled simultaneously, and the consequence of combined exposure is an area for further research. In particular, the important contribution of other fungi found to be associated with asthmashould not be overlooked. For instance, one study detected raised specific IgE levels against Aspergillus, Candida and Trichophyton in asthma patients, although some others such as Cladosporium, Penicillium and Schizophyllum commune were also observed [Alternaria and Cladosporium appeared to be especially frequent in patients with asthma and fungal sensitisation [Alternaria and Malassezia, Aspergillus, Saccharomyces and Cladosporium [Alternaria, Saccharomyces and Cladosporium [Taken together, the findings strongly suggest that the initial interaction between explored . Lastly,observed . In othetisation ,134. Dettisation ,136. Furosporium ,137. Suc


Multi-strain probiotics are composed of more than one species or strains of bacteria and sometimes, including some fungal species with benefits to human and animals’ health. The mechanisms by which multi-strain probiotics exert their effects include cell–cell communications, interactions with the host tissues, and modulation of the immune systems. Multi-strain probiotics applications include alleviation of disease conditions, inhibition of pathogens, and restoration of the gastrointestinal microbiome. Despite all these benefits, the potential of using multi-strain probiotics is still not fully explored.The use of probiotics for health benefits is becoming popular because of the quest for safer products with protective and therapeutic effects against diseases and infectious agents. The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance among pathogens had prompted restrictions over the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics for prophylaxis and growth promotion, especially in animal husbandry. While single-strain probiotics are beneficial to health, multi-strain probiotics might be more helpful because of synergy and additive effects among the individual isolates. This article documents the mechanisms by which multi-strain probiotics exert their effects in managing infectious and non-infectious diseases, inhibiting antibiotic-resistant pathogens and health improvement. The administration of multi-strain probiotics was revealed to effectively alleviate bowel tract conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, inhibition of pathogens and modulation of the immune system and gut microbiota. Finally, while most of the current research focuses on comparing the effects of multi-strain and single-strain probiotics, there is a dearth of information on the molecular mechanisms of synergy among multi-strain probiotics isolates. This forms a basis for future research in the development of multi-strain probiotics for enhanced health benefits. Bacillus, Enterococcus, Lactobacillus, Pedicoccus, Streptococcus, Propionibacterium, Bifidobacterium, Saccharomyces, Debaryomyces, Micrococcus, and Photobacterium among others [The Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization (FAO/WHO) working committee on probiotics defined probiotics as “live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer health benefits on the host” . These mg others . Recentlg others  and stimg others .Saccharomyces species) [in-vitro studies showed that some multi-strain probiotics could exhibit better inhibitory effects on entero-pathogens, [There are different forms of probiotics preparations, and sometimes, their efficacy depends on whether they are single- or multi-strain preparations . Comparespecies) . Some sispecies) . Howeverthogens,  and enhathogens, . Additiothogens, ,20 due tthogens, . Hence, thogens, . The incthogens, . Howeverthogens, , but ovethogens, . Some muthogens, . TherefoThe mechanism of probiotics’ actions is the various means by which they exert their beneficial effects on the host, including immune modulation, stimulation/modulation of gut microbiota, stimulation of digestive enzymes, displacement of pathogens, and production of bioactive compounds ,25,26. TBifidobacterium animalis alter the microbiota’s metabolic pathways to increase the metabolism of carbohydrate and nucleotide while decreasing the metabolism of lipids and amino acids [Streptococcus thermophilus MK-10 and Lactobacillus bulgaricus 151 alter the gut microbiota in rats by increasing the population and diversity of mucosal microbes including enterobacteria, enterococci, and yeast [The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is home to an organized microbial community (microbiota) which partake in metabolic, nutritional, biochemical, and immunological processes within the body. Hence, cell-to-cell interactions exist to regulate microbial multiplication, and preserve the intestinal homeostasis, leading to a range of host responses against commensal and pathogenic organisms . The micno acids . Similarnd yeast . These ond yeast ,32, and nd yeast   stimulates the production of anti-inflammatory cytokines; interleukin 10 and 12 (IL-10 and IL-12) in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in-vitro [Pediococcus acidilactici and Saccharomyces cerevisiae subsp. boulardii mixture stimulate the production of proinflammatory cytokines  in the ileum of pigs experimentally infected with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4 [Lactobacillus crispatus, Lactobacillus salivarius, Lactobacillus gallinarum, Lactobacillus johnsonii, Enterococcus faecalis and Bifidobacterium amyloliquefaciens) in chickens  downregulates IFN-γ in chickens infected with Salmonella enterica [Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium increase the expression of mucin on human intestinal cell lines and upregulate the tight junction protein (zona-occludens 1) which blocks pathogens from penetrating the lamina propria [One of the essential mechanism of probiotics’ action is immune stimulation and immunomodulation against pathogenic microbes in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) . Probiotin-vitro . SimilarETEC) F4 . The lysETEC) F4 . NevelinETEC) F4  reportedchickens . The synesponses . Howeverenterica . Additio propria   revealed increased lipase activities and amylase enzymes within the gastrointestinal tract of shrimps [Oreochromis niloticus) with probiotics strains of B. subtilis, L. rhamnosus, and S. cerevisiae mixture also enhances amylase, lipase, and protease activities in the intestines [B. subtilis, E. faecium, L. reuteri, and P. acidilactici, also enhances the intestinal surface area by increasing micro-villi density and heights, and immune integrity in tilapia fish [B. subtilis) [Furthermore, feed supplementation with multi-strain probiotics (containing  shrimps . Similartestines . The inctestines . In addipia fish . The incubtilis) . Some prubtilis) .One of the protective mechanisms of probiotics’ action is the competitive displacement of pathogens for adhesion and colonization of the mucosal surfaces  Figure . AttachmB. subtilis and B. licheniformis produce varieties of bioactive proteins, such as antibacterial peptides, chitinases, and dextranases which inhibits other pathogenic bacteria [The bioactive substances produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) include hydrogen peroxide, lactic acid, diacetyl, acetaldehyde, reuterin, and antimicrobial peptides  Figure . For exabacteria . Antibacbacteria . The bacbacteria . These abacteria . The probacteria . Earlierbacteria . At a rebacteria ; a neurobacteria . Some prbacteria . DifferelacF), peptidase activity, carbohydrate, metal, and amino acid transport. Some bacteria are endowed with extra-cellular structures known as fimbriae or pili that can adhere to the intestinal epithelium [Bifidobacteria; the tight adherence pili (Tad pili) and the sortase-dependent pili where genes were found in some isolates of VSL#3 probiotics [B. breve (one of the VSL#3) strains are highly conserved and involved in gut colonization in mice [L. helveticus BD08, L. plantarum BP06, L. acidophilus BA05 and B. animalis subsp. lactis BL03 and BI04 with possible roles in host adherence [Lactobacillus plantarum BP06 was shown to harbor the sortase-substrate, which were also present in L. plantarum WCFS1 in addition to a large mucus-binding protein that is O-glycosylated by N-acetyl-hexosamine [L. helveticus R0052, B. longum subsp. infantis R0033, and B. bifidum R0071 and the multi-strain preparation of all the three isolates revealed that the multi-strain synergistically influenced both T-helper type 1 (TH1) and T-helper type 2 (TH2) responses in Wistar rat models infected with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, respectively [Some multi-strain probiotics showed enhanced benefits due to the constituent strains’ synergy and additive effects resulting in high adhesion to the mucosae and pathogen inhibition within the digestive tract . The genithelium ,69. Two obiotics . The Tad in mice . Severaldherence . Lactobaxosamine . These pxosamine . The prexosamine . Experimectively . The mecectively .LuxS enzyme action [L. plantarum WCFS1 genome contains relatively high amount of peptide-based QS-TCS and other putative QS genes [L. sanfranciscensis and L. plantarum strains through LuxS-mediated mechanisms of QS [The other mechanism by which bacteria communicate and regulate several genes’ expression is through a cell–cell communication known as quorum sensing (QS). Quorum sensing is based on the production, secretion, and detection of small signaling molecules, whose concentration correlates with the organisms’ cell density secreting these molecules in the surrounding . An exame action . Notablye action . The AIPe action  which coe action . L. planQS genes . In the ms of QS .L. sanfranciscensis DPPMA174 and P. pentosaceus 2XA3 were shown to be inhibited when co-cultured with L. plantarum DC400 with an increased number of dead/damaged cells compared to their respective monocultures [PlnA by L. plantarum DC400 either in a monoculture or co-culture conditions. The level of PlnA synthesis by L. plantarum DC400 is dependent on the co-cultivation microbe [L. plantarum DC400 might constitute stress to L. sanfranciscensis DPPMA174 and P. pentosaceus 2XA3. Another study by Di Cagno, et al. [L. sanfranciscensis CB1 and L. brevis CR13 or, L. plantarum DC400 constituted stress and inhibited L. sanfranciscensis CB1 with an increase in the number of dead/damaged cells and a decrease in the cultivable cell. This could have been due to several not easily definable conditions such as acid production, synthesis of antimicrobial compounds, ability to thrive in the medium, and competition for available nutrients.Some probiotics and lactic acid bacterial strains produce antimicrobial substances ranging from organic acids to bacteriocins. Bacteriocins may be active against closely related strains, thereby suggesting the likelihood of antagonistic activities among closely related species or strains such as the lactic acid bacteria . Previoucultures . That wa microbe . Hence, , et al.  showed tProbiotics are live microorganisms with an expanded range of healthful activities, not just on the digestive tract but also on other body systems, including the urogenital and nervous systems . There iLactobacilli species, Streptococcus and Bifidobacterium to patients who have systemic sclerosis alleviates the symptoms of gastrointestinal reflux and increased microbial alpha diversity group [Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, and Streptococcus probiotics strains significantly alleviate the indicators of IBS including abdominal ache/distress and bloating and improved the compositions of intestinal microbiota in the treated patients [Different randomized control clinical trials revealed that some specific probiotics are useful in the therapeutic management of gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) , irritabty group   through a reduction in myeloperoxidase action and level of TNF-α, IL-6, and IFN-γ in mice [Similarly, a multi-strain probiotic containing patients . The evipatients . In line disease . Some mu disease . Ingesti disease . Consumpcrobiota . A decrecrobiota . A simil in mice . These sClostridium difficile, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacteria, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus species and other multi-drug resistant bacteria [C. difficile and other pathogenic bacteria [L. acidophilus , Bifidobacterium adolescentis MC 42, B. bifidum, and B. gallinarum GB synergistically produced lectins with antimicrobial activity against clinical strains of nystatin-resistant Candida albicans, S. aureus, and their biofilms. Experimental administration of probiotics to mice showed the inhibition of C. difficile by a multi-strain probiotic containing four strains of E. faecalis [C. difficile by the administration of multi-strain probiotics containing L. plantarum F44, L. paracasei F8, B. breve 46, and B. lactis to mice experimentally infected with C. difficile. The minimal side effects associated with the intake of probiotics for treatment coupled with the high incidence of reoccurrence of infections such as UTI [Recently, there is a rising concern over the high prevalence and spread of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens worldwide. This global challenge is multifactorial and linked to selective pressure due to the frequent, prolonged, and irrational use of antibiotics in humans and animals . The probacteria . Patientbacteria ,100. Sombacteria . Lakhtinbacteria  reportedfaecalis   [S. aureus, S. epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, S.pyogenes, Propionibacterium acnes, Moraxella catarrhalis [Proteus mirabilis [Lactobacilli inhibit non-Albicans Candida species biofilm formation and suggest its use for adjunctive treatment of oral candida infection [L. rhamnosus and L. reuteri modify the vaginal microbial flora to decrease the vaginal coliforms and yeast in patients with bacterial vaginosis [L. rhamnosus GR-1 and L. reuteri RC-14 showed inactivity on the microbiome of the lower urinary system, rather an increase in the population of urinary pathogens was observed [Certain probiotics can modify or alter pathogenic microbial colonization in humans and animals . Differen-vitro) , S. aurearrhalis , and Proirabilis . Similarnfection . These aaginosis . Howeverobserved , thus, eLactobacillus strains hinders the adhesion of E. coli and E. faecalis to the bladder cell-lines, unlike the single-probiotics preparations [S. cerevisiae, E. faecium, L. acidophilus, and B. subtilis resulted in significant increase in serum immunoglobulin-M (IgM) level and inhibit the multiplication of E. coli in broilers [L. acidophilus (LA-5) and B. animalis subsp. Lactis (Bb12) mixture proved useful in preventing scar formation in the kidney of E. coli-induced pyelonephritis in a rat model [S. Enteritidis A9 inhibits the pathogens from colonizing the birds [Salmonella vaccine confers protection against avian pathogenic E. coli and Salmonella Kentucky in White Leghorn chicks [in-vitro study of a multi-strain probiotic containing L. plantarum (strain L21 and strain L80) and L. paraplantarum (strain L103) revealed the inhibition of E. coli, Salmonella groups B and D in a co-culture tested using agar-spot assay [L. casei and E. faecium also showed significant inhibition of Entamoeba invadens (the causative agent of traveler’s diarrhea in humans) [A multi-strain probiotic containing different arations  (Table 2broilers . Prophylat model . Pre-trehe birds  (Table 2n chicks . The in-ot assay . Multi-s humans) .The health effects of probiotics are necessitating its commercial development due to their worldwide consumption . The benThe increase in the demand for animal proteins due to the global population’s rise is overstretching the livestock industry, leading to the use of antibiotics as growth promoters and prophylaxis against infectious agents . HoweverLactobacillus, Bacillus [Clostridium species to feed has a positive impact on the growth yield, feed digestion [L. acidophilus LAP5, L. fermentum P2, P. acidophilus LS, and L. casei L21) to specific-pathogen-free (SPF) chicks infected with Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica decreases the abundance of proteobacteria of which Salmonella is a member [L. acidophilus, B. subtilis DSM 17299, and Clostridium butyricum increases the serum level of IgA and IgM with a decline in the count of E. coli in the feces of broiler chickens [S. cerevisiae, E. faecium, L. acidophilus and B. subtilis) also increases the weight gain and mean daily feed consumption [B. subtilis (B. subtilis 1781 plus B. subtilis 747 or B. subtilis 1104 plus B. subtilis 747) boost the bowel immunity and strengthen the veracity of the gut barrier by stiffening the gut tight junctions in chickens [In poultry, the addition of probiotics derived from Bacillus , and Cloigestion , immunitigestion , meat quigestion , and coligestion ,131. Thea member . Likewischickens . Furtherchickens . Feedingsumption . Multi-schickens . In layichickens . These schickens ,135. Howchickens . These dchickens ,128.Labeo rohita) was revealed to stimulate cellulolytic and amylolytic enzymes secretions with improved the growth output [B. subtilis, B. licheniformis, and lactobacilli probiotics significantly improves pacific white shrimps’ growth (Litopenaeus vannamei) and enhances non-specific immunity and the abundance of Bacillus to influence the intestinal microbiota [Lactobacillus pentosus BD6, L. fermentum LW2, B. subtilis E20, and S. cerevisiae P13 probiotics enhanced the health and growth output of white shrimp (L. vannamei) compared to single-strain probiotics [B. subtilis, E. faecium, L. reuteri, and P. acidilactici) also results in improved growth yield, and bowel immunity through the elevation of proinflammatory cytokines (TNFα and ILβ) in the intestines of tilapia fish [B. subtilis E20 and L. plantarum 7–40 combination supplemented feed due to antagonism [The use of probiotics for health improvement has also found application in aquaculture. The addition of multi-strain probiotics in the feed of rohu (h output . The mulcrobiota . Similarobiotics . Multi-spia fish . Unlike tagonism . These sE. coli (ETEC) and primarily affects piglets two weeks after weaning [P. acidilactici) and yeast (S. cerevisiae boulardii) protect from microbial infection by enhancing intestinal defenses and performance in different monogastric animals [L. reuteri (strains VB4 and ZJ625), Streptococcus salivarius NBCR 13956, and L. salivarius ZJ614 have better mean regular weight increase and feed utilization, unlike the single-strain and control groups [The weaning period in piggery coupled with diets changes from simply digestible (milk) to solid feeds may result in intestinal perturbation, thereby causing diarrhea and slow growth rate ,142,143. weaning . The tre weaning . Probiot weaning . The ing animals . In linel groups .E. coli (ETEC) F4 to ileal mucosa of piglets [P. acidilactici and S. cerevisiae boulardii either as mixed or single preparations on establishing microbial population such as members of the family Bifidobacteriaceae and Lactobacillaceae in the porcine bowel [Furthermore, the administration of some certain multi-strain probiotics to pigs results in weight gain  and inhi piglets . This fine bowel . These ane bowel .E. faecium, B. bifidum, P. acidilactici, L. acidophilus, L. casei, peptide extract, an enzyme blend and killed yeast extract) significantly shortens the duration of diarrhea in dairy calves at the onset of diarrhea [Lactobacillus sakei FUA3089 and P. acidilactici FUA3138 and FUA3140) modulates specific serum metabolites, milk components, and increased milk production in dairy cows [L. parafarraginis, L. buchneri, L. rapi, L. zeae, Acetobacter fabarum and Candida ethanolica) showed a higher volume of milk and protein content in the treatment group compared to the control group [Some probiotics are suitable supplements in livestock feeds and may improve the rumen’s microbial ecosystem, enhance feed digestion, and restores gut microflora in diarrhea in ruminants . The admdiarrhea . Additiodiarrhea ,152,153.iry cows . Similarol group .L. acidophilus strain T16, L. casei strain T2 and B. bifidum strain T1) and 800 mg inulin (HPX) by gravid women with gestational diabetes mellitus decrease the rate of caesarean section and hyperbilirubinemia and hospitalization of newborns [L. acidophilus, L. rhamnosus, S. thermophilus, and L. delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus [Salmonella typhimurium (S. typhimurium) positively modulated the caecal microbiota but had no marked effect on shedding of S. typhimurium [Some probiotics are prepared as synbiotics (prebiotics) along with other active substances for maximum physiological effects. Ingestion of synbiotics made of multi-strain probiotics (containing newborns . Adminisnewborns  (Table 3lgaricus  (Table 3lgaricus . Similarhimurium  (Table 3Several studies suggest using multi-strains probiotics to prevent and treat different kinds of conditions from non-infectious to infectious diseases. Most of these studies emphasized probiotics in diets and have shown several derived benefits from such administrations. The potential of individual probiotic organisms to act in synergy or additively when in a mixture, holds a grand promise for future use in treating various diseases. Based on this review, probiotic organisms could secrete various substances that can inhibit the multiplication of pathogenic microbes, which is vital for future considerations because of the safety in its consumption and the associated health benefits. The current global challenges associated with the rise and spread of antimicrobial resistance by several pathogens had provoked the need for suitable alternatives to the current antibiotics, thus, indicating the need for further development of probiotics because of its potential in producing several bioactive compounds like lectins, bacteriocins, bioactive proteins, and antibacterial peptides that are inhibitory to pathogenic antibiotic-resistant bacteria and some fungi. The production of these essential bioactive peptides could be harnessed for further development into bio-additives to be used instead of the whole-cell probiotics formulations. In animals, feed supplementation with probiotics has proven helpful by improving growth performance and weight gain, meat quality, and humoral immunity and decreasing pathogenic microbes’ shedding. The use of probiotics could gradually outshine the prophylactic applications of antimicrobial drugs for growth enhancement in animals, thereby decreasing the spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Furthermore, this review had also shown that probiotics could be used in combination with prebiotics as symbiotics to give maximum benefits for better physiological effects. Therapeutic use of probiotics in a mixture with other compounds such as zinc and some antimycotic agents could exert more effects compared to the usage of those substances alone.Finally, to maximize all the benefits associated with probiotics consumption, research should determine the specific mechanisms of actions of probiotics microbes for more specific applications in respective disease conditions. There is also the need to study and understand each probiotics strain’s best combination because some bacteria act synergistically, some additively, and some antagonistically. Additionally, the bioactive substances produced by some probiotics could be extracted to formulate supplements for use in specific conditions where individuals showed some reactions to the consumption of the whole-cells preparations. The harvesting and harnessing of the bioactive substances produced by individual constituents of mixed probiotics could also solve the challenges associated with the inconsistency of viable cells when live microbes are used. That will also enable large-scale production for commercialization. Finally, further studies in this direction could be an essential factor in the future research and development of multi-strain probiotics.