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Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Common Infectious Diseases of the Female Lower Genital Tract

Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2023
The female reproductive tract consists of the vagina, cervix, uterus, and fallopian tubes. In particular, the lower region of the reproductive tract, which contains the vagina and cervix, is often attacked by various pathogenic microorganisms such as ...
Xinwei Zhao, Wenhua Jiang, Ximing Jin, Wenjia Wang, Qingqing Shao, Tong Liu, Cong Huang, Zhuo Chen   +7 more
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The Impact of the Female Genital Microbiota on the Outcome of Assisted Reproduction Treatments

Microorganisms, 2023
The vaginal microbiota plays a critical role in the health of the female genital tract, and its composition contributes to gynecological disorders and infertility.
Giovanna Cocomazzi, Silvia De Stefani, Lino Del Pup, Simone Palini, Matteo Buccheri, Mariangela Primiterra, Natale Sciannamè, Raffaele Faioli, Annamaria Maglione, Giorgio Maria Baldini, Domenico Baldini, Valerio Pazienza   +11 more
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Mutual Preservation: A Review of Interactions Between Cervicovaginal Mucus and Microbiota

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
At mucosal surfaces throughout the body mucus and mucins regulate interactions between epithelia and both commensal and pathogenic bacteria. Although the microbes in the female genital tract have been linked to multiple reproductive health outcomes, the ...
Stylianos Vagios, Caroline M. Mitchell
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Human Female Genital Tract Infection by the Obligate Intracellular Bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis Elicits Robust Type 2 Immunity [PDF]

, 2013
While Chlamydia trachomatis infections are frequently asymptomatic, mechanisms that regulate host response to this intracellular Gram-negative bacterium remain undefined.
AL Graham, AN Barclay, B Pulendran, BJ Wilson, C Cobaleda, C Soo, C Van Themsche, CR Cohen, Dean B. Matthews, FO Martinez, G Schaefer, G Tanaka, J Turner, JE Allen, JE Allen, JF Peipert, Jörn Coers, M Busslinger, M Molano, M Stein, M Wang, MJ Jardim, RC Brunham, RD Vicetti Miguel, RD Vicetti Miguel, RD Vicetti Miguel, RD Vicetti Miguel, RJ Snelgrove, RM Anthony, RM Hoek, Rodolfo D. Vicetti Miguel, S Fichtner-Feigl, S Fichtner-Feigl, S Fujisaka, Seth D. Reighard, Stephen A. K. Harvey, T Darville, Thomas L. Cherpes, V Hebbar, VH Hu, W Conca, William A. LaFramboise, WM Geisler   +42 more
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Analysis of status and related factors of genital tract Chlamydia trachomatis infection among 250 female sex workers in rural areas

Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2022
Objective To analyze the infection rate of genital tract Chlamydia trachomatis infection in female sex workers in rural areas, and explore related risk factors.
Zhidong QI, Peizhen ZHAO, Shiying HE, Daocheng ZHENG   +3 more
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Compartmentalization of HIV-1 within the female genital tract is due to monotypic and low-diversity variants not distinct viral populations. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
BACKGROUND:Compartmentalization of HIV-1 between the genital tract and blood was noted in half of 57 women included in 12 studies primarily using cell-free virus.
Marta Bull, Gerald Learn, Indira Genowati, Jennifer McKernan, Jane Hitti, David Lockhart, Kenneth Tapia, Sarah Holte, Joan Dragavon, Robert Coombs, James Mullins, Lisa Frenkel   +11 more
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Developmental anomalies of the female genital tract from classifications to diagnosis: current issue state [PDF]

РМЖ. Мать и дитя, 2023
L.V. Adamyan1,2, E.V. Sibirskaya1,3,4, L.G. Pivazyan2, Y.D. Davydova5, V.A. Tarlakyan5 1A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, Moscow, Russian Federation 2V.I.
L.V. Adamya, E.V. Sibirskaya, L.G. Pivazyan, Y.D. Davydova, V.A. Tarlakyan   +4 more
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Molluscum Contagiosum of Cervix – A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Molluscum Contagiosum (MC) is a common viral infection of skin caused by a double stranded DNA Pox virus affecting both adults and children. MC is primarily an infection of school-going children (one to five years), occasionally it affects adults and ...
Ankita Bagel, R Kalyani, Munikrishna Munisamaiah, Bachu Narayanaswamy Raghavendra Prasad   +3 more
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Ligneous cervico-vaginitis mimicking female genital tract malignancies

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021
Background: Ligneous cervicitis is a rarely reported disease in the literature, and it is commonly misdiagnosed as genital cancer. Patients with ligneous cervicitis can have multiple systemic problems. The lesions resemble malignancies. Multiple biopsies
Mehmet Sait Bakır, Özer Birge, Ceyda Karadag, Can Dinc, Ahmet Boduroglu, Tayup Simsek   +5 more
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Aging modifies endometrial dendritic cell function and unconventional double negative T cells in the human genital mucosa

Immunity & Ageing, 2023
Background Immune function in the genital mucosa balances reproduction with protection against pathogens. As women age, genital infections, and gynecological cancer risk increase, however, the mechanisms that regulate cell-mediated immune protection in ...
Siddharth Parthasarathy, Zheng Shen, Francisco J. Carrillo-Salinas, Vidya Iyer, Alison Vogell, Diego Illanes, Charles R. Wira, Marta Rodriguez-Garcia   +7 more
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