Contribution of Epithelial Cells to Defense Mechanisms in the Human Vagina

Evidence for PMAT- and OCT-like biogenic amine transporters in a probiotic strain of Lactobacillus: Implications for interkingdom communication within the microbiota-gut-brain axis

(2018) Mark Lyte et al.   PLoS One

Psychosocial Stress, Cortisol Levels, and Maintenance of Vaginal Health

(2018) Emmanuel Amabebe et al.   Frontiers in Endocrinology

Autophagy gene ATG5 knockdown upregulates apoptotic cell death during Candida albicans infection in human vaginal epithelial cells

(2018) Ankit Shroff et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The composition of the vaginal microbiome in first trimester pregnant women influences the level of autophagy and stress in vaginal epithelial cells

(2017) Dimitrios Nasioudis et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Replication and refinement of a vaginal microbial signature of preterm birth in two racially distinct cohorts of US women

(2017) Benjamin J. Callahan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Properties of Epithelial Cells and Vaginal Secretions in Pregnant Women When Lactobacillus crispatus or Lactobacillus iners Dominate the Vaginal Microbiome

(2017) Julie Leizer et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Lactobacillus iners , the unusual suspect

(2017) Mario Vaneechoutte   RESEARCH IN MICROBIOLOGY

The interaction between vaginal microbiota, cervical length, and vaginal progesterone treatment for preterm birth risk

(2017) Lindsay M. Kindinger et al.   Microbiome

Distinct Histone Modifications Modulate DEFB1 Expression in Human Vaginal Keratinocytes in Response to Lactobacillus spp.

(2017) Jaehyouk Lee et al.   Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Group B streptococcus alters properties of vaginal epithelial cells in pregnant women

(2016) Jessica Scholl et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Why do lactobacilli dominate the human vaginal microbiota?

(2016) SS Witkin et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

The influence of oxidative stress and autophagy cross regulation on pregnancy outcome

(2016) Bruna Ribeiro de Andrade Ramos et al.   CELL STRESS & CHAPERONES

Heat shock response and autophagy—cooperation and control

(2015) Karol Dokladny et al.   Autophagy

Alterations in the Vaginal Microbiome by Maternal Stress Are Associated With Metabolic Reprogramming of the Offspring Gut and Brain

(2015) Eldin Jašarević et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and innate immune responses to bacterial infections

(2015) Dimitrios Nasioudis et al.   MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin Concentration in Vaginal Fluid

(2015) Joziani Beghini et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Antimicrobial and immune modulatory effects of lactic acid and short chain fatty acids produced by vaginal microbiota associated with eubiosis and bacterial vaginosis

(2015) Muriel Aldunate et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

The Structure of the Human VaginalStratum Corneumand its Role in Immune Defense

(2014) Deborah J. Anderson et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The vaginal microbiome, vaginal anti-microbial defence mechanisms and the clinical challenge of reducing infection-related preterm birth

(2014) SS Witkin   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Human α-amylase Present in Lower-Genital-Tract Mucosal Fluid Processes Glycogen to Support Vaginal Colonization by Lactobacillus

(2014) Gregory T. Spear et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Induction of the 70 kDa heat shock protein stress response inhibits autophagy: possible consequences for pregnancy outcome

(2014) Tomi T. Kanninen et al.   Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

The primate vaginal microbiome: Comparative context and implications for human health and disease

(2013) Rebecca M. Stumpf et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

The physiological roles of histone deacetylase (HDAC) 1 and 2: complex co-stars with multiple leading parts

(2013) Richard D.W. Kelly et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

Regulatory Coordination between Two Major Intracellular Homeostatic Systems

(2013) Karol Dokladny et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Norepinephrine potentiates proinflammatory responses of human vaginal epithelial cells

(2013) Amanda J. Brosnahan et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY

Vaginal pH and Microbicidal Lactic Acid When Lactobacilli Dominate the Microbiota

(2013) Deirdre E. O’Hanlon et al.   PLoS One

Influence of Vaginal Bacteria and D- and L-Lactic Acid Isomers on Vaginal Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer: Implications for Protection against Upper Genital Tract Infections

(2013) S. S. Witkin et al.   mBio

Complexities of the Uniquely Human Vagina

(2012) S. S. Witkin et al.   Science Translational Medicine

In vaginal fluid, bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis can be suppressed with lactic acid but not hydrogen peroxide

(2011) Deirdre E O'Hanlon et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The role of calprotectin in obstetrics and gynecology

(2010) Ioannis D. Kostakis et al.   European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Mannose-binding lectin is produced by vaginal epithelial cells and its level in the vaginal fluid is influenced by progesterone

(2010) R. Bulla et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY

Vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women

(2010) J. Ravel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA