Sentences with phrase «semen viral load»

In contrast, in HIV - infected men, several factors, and most strongly one called interleukin - 1beta (IL - 1b), a mediator of inflammation, showed a correlation with both semen bacterial load and semen viral load.

Consequently, the amount of virus in semen (the semen viral load) affects the likelihood of HIV transmission.

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In addition to diagnosing the illness, they say that the tool could also potentially help health care workers track patients» viral loads in semen, breast milk and eye fluids after recovery.

Higher bacterial load in semen could lead to higher IL - 1b levels, which in turn could induce viral shedding, thereby increasing viral load.»

Besides sperm, semen also contains immune factors and communities of bacteria, an environment that could influence the viral load.

Research published on July 24th in PLOS Pathogens reports that HIV infection re-shapes the relationship between semen bacteria and immune factors which in turn affects viral load, suggesting that the semen microbiome plays a role in sexual transmission of HIV.

«Linking microbial, immune environment in semen to HIV viral load, transmission.»