Sentences with phrase «vaginal microbiota in»
The overall goal of this study is to improve knowledge of the mechanism of HPV carcinogenesis and discover potential biomarkers in the vaginal microbiome predictive or protective of persistent HPV infection through interrogation of vaginal microbiota in a well phenotyped, homogenous cohort of Asian women.
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The vaginal microbiome influences health and disease of the female reproductive tract, and there is emerging evidence of the involvement of vaginal microbiota in the risk of persistent HPV and subsequent development of cervical cancer.
Furthermore, additional studies are needed to elucidate the causal role of vaginal microbiota in HPV status and progression to cervical cancer.
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Other mechanisms at play may include changes in the vaginal microbiota induced by progesterone — specifically, a reduction in hydrogen peroxide - producing Lactobacillus, which can kill HIV.
While there are trends in certain vaginal microbiota and increased risk in acquiring transient and persistent HPV infections, current studies are heterogenous in nature and describe relatively small numbers of cohorts with limited control groups.
The association between ethnicity and vaginal microbiota composition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands — Hanneke Borgdorff — PLoS One