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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Cervical mucosa"”.
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Phenotypic and functional characterisation of cervical and peripheral HIV-1 specific T cell responses
Distinct HIV variants occur at the genital mucosa compared to in blood, which may similarly result in differences in HIV T cell responses. There have been no studies of the maturational status of HIV-specific T cells present at the female genital mucosa. This study aimed to characterise …
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Cytokine Dysregulation Promotes HPV Persistence
… (HPV) is the causative agent in almost all cervical cancers. Most HPV infections are resolved by the cell-mediated immune response of the host. However, in a small subset of individuals exposed to genital HPV, infection persists and can progress to cervical carcinoma. The inability to …
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MOLECULAR PERSPECTIVES OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND TAXONOMY OF HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUSES
… novel papillomavirus types which infect the cervical mucosa. None of the novel papillomaviruses isolated to date were found to be as abundant as HPV-16 or HPV-18 and we speculate that any others that may be identified would also be rare types. Thus we clearly demonstrate the synergism that …
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Effects of hormonal contraceptives on the female genital tract microbiota in South African adolescents
… cytokine and HIV target cell levels at the cervical mucosa in a randomized, crossover trial. Study design and methods 131 adolescent females aged 15 to 19 from Cape Town were enrolled into a randomized, crossover study. The participants were randomized into three study arms: 1. …