The vaginal microbiota, host defence and reproductive physiology

Pathogenesis of fallopian tube damage caused by Chlamydia trachomatis infections

(2015) Louise M. Hafner   CONTRACEPTION

Interaction between Microbes and Host Intestinal Health: Modulation by Dietary Nutrients and Gut-Brain-Endocrine-Immune Axis

(2015) Jingshu Chen et al.   CURRENT PROTEIN & PEPTIDE SCIENCE

Toll-like receptor gene variants and bacterial vaginosis among HIV-1 infected and uninfected African women

(2015) R D Mackelprang et al.   GENES AND IMMUNITY

Cervicovaginal Bacteria Are a Major Modulator of Host Inflammatory Responses in the Female Genital Tract

(2015) Melis N. Anahtar et al.   IMMUNITY

Temporal and spatial variation of the human microbiota during pregnancy

(2015) Daniel B. DiGiulio et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

α-Amylase in Vaginal Fluid

(2015) Dimitrios Nasioudis et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Enhanced Trapping of HIV-1 by Human Cervicovaginal Mucus Is Associated with Lactobacillus crispatus -Dominant Microbiota

(2015) Kenetta L. Nunn et al.   mBio

The Cytolytic Activity of Vaginolysin Strictly Depends on Cholesterol and Is Potentiated by Human CD59

(2015) Milda Zilnyte et al.   Toxins

Lactobacillus species as biomarkers and agents that can promote various aspects of vaginal health

(2015) Mariya I. Petrova et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Mucosal Integrity Factors Are Perturbed during Bacterial Vaginosis: A Proteomic Analysis

(2014) Kelly Arnold et al.   AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES

The Effects of Hormones and Vaginal Microflora on the Content of MUC1, MUC4, MUC5AC and MUC7 in the Cervicovaginal Fluid (CVF)

(2014) Bernard J. Moncla et al.   AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES

Influence of Vaginal Microbiota on the Diffusional Barrier Properties of Cervicovaginal Mucus

(2014) Kenetta Nunn et al.   AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES

Lactic Acid, a Vaginal Microbiota Metabolite, Elicits an Anti-inflammatory Response from Vaginal and Cervical Epithelial Cells

(2014) Anna Hearps et al.   AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES

Vaginal Concentrations of Lactic Acid Potently Inactivate HIV-1 Compared to Short Chain Fatty Acids Present During Bacterial Vaginosis

(2014) Muriel Aldunate et al.   AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES

Bacterial Vaginosis and the Cervicovaginal Immune Response

(2014) Caroline Mitchell et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Diagnostic and therapeutic advancements for aerobic vaginitis

(2014) Cha Han et al.   ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS

Bacteriocin production and gene sequencing analysis from vaginal Lactobacillus strains

(2014) Galina Stoyancheva et al.   ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Differential expression of lactic acid isomers, extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer, and matrix metalloproteinase-8 in vaginal fluid from women with vaginal disorders

(2014) J Beghini et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

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

Role of Innate Immunity in Pregnant Patients with Vulvovaginal Infections in the Development of Intrauterine Infection in the Newborn

(2014) V. L. Tyutyunnik et al.   BULLETIN OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Innate and adaptive immune responses in male and female reproductive tracts in homeostasis and following HIV infection

(2014) Philip V Nguyen et al.   Cellular & Molecular Immunology

Diversity and dynamics of bacteriocins from human microbiome

(2014) Jinshui Zheng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Antimicrobial peptides in the female reproductive tract: a critical component of the mucosal immune barrier with physiological and clinical implications

(2014) Victoria L. Yarbrough et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE

Surfactant Protein A Binds to HIV and Inhibits Direct Infection of CD4+ Cells, but Enhances Dendritic Cell-Mediated Viral Transfer

(2014) G. D. Gaiha et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

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

Bacteria in the Vaginal Microbiome Alter the Innate Immune Response and Barrier Properties of the Human Vaginal Epithelia in a Species-Specific Manner

(2014) Sylvie Y. Doerflinger et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

The role of human Dectin-1 Y238X gene polymorphism in recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis infections

(2014) Betul Usluogullari et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS

IgG in cervicovaginal mucus traps HSV and prevents vaginal Herpes infections

(2014) Y-Y Wang et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Early Pregnancy Changes in Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Bacteria and Preterm Delivery

(2014) Deborah B. Nelson et al.   PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Cultivated Vaginal Microbiomes Alter HIV-1 Infection and Antiretroviral Efficacy in Colonized Epithelial Multilayer Cultures

(2014) Richard B. Pyles et al.   PLoS One

Lactobacilli Inactivate Chlamydia trachomatis through Lactic Acid but Not H2O2

(2014) Zheng Gong et al.   PLoS One

Surfactant Protein D Inhibits HIV-1 Infection of Target Cells via Interference with gp120-CD4 Interaction and Modulates Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Production

(2014) Hrishikesh Pandit et al.   PLoS One

The influence of bacterial vaginosis on gestational week of the completion of delivery and biochemical markers of inflammation in the serum

(2014) Ana Jakovljevic et al.   Vojnosanitetski Pregled

The Impact of Diet and Lifestyle on Gut Microbiota and Human Health

(2014) Michael Conlon et al.   Nutrients

Influence of the tryptophan-indole-IFNγ axis on human genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection: role of vaginal co-infections

(2014) Ashok Aiyar et al.   Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

The vaginal microbiota of pregnant women who subsequently have spontaneous preterm labor and delivery and those with a normal delivery at term

(2014) Roberto Romero et al.   Microbiome

Theaflavin-3,3′-Digallate and Lactic Acid Combinations Reduce Herpes Simplex Virus Infectivity

(2013) Charles E. Isaacs et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Risks associated with bacterial vaginosis in infertility patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2013) N. van Oostrum et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Vaginal concentrations of lactic acid potently inactivate HIV

(2013) Muriel Aldunate et al.   JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Degradation, Foraging, and Depletion of Mucus Sialoglycans by the Vagina-adaptedActinobacterium Gardnerella vaginalis

(2013) Warren G. Lewis et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Antiviral Mechanisms of Human Defensins

(2013) Sarah S. Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Association between the vaginal microbiota, menopause status, and signs of vulvovaginal atrophy

(2013) Rebecca M. Brotman et al.   MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY

Epithelial Cell Proliferation Arrest Induced by Lactate and Acetate from Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve

(2013) Takahiro Matsuki et al.   PLoS One

Vaginal pH and Microbicidal Lactic Acid When Lactobacilli Dominate the Microbiota

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

Human Epididymis Protein 4 and Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor in Vaginal Fluid

(2013) Theofano Orfanelli et al.   Reproductive Sciences

Microbiome, sex hormones, and immune responses in the reproductive tract: Challenges for vaccine development against sexually transmitted infections

(2013) Rebecca M. Brotman et al.   VACCINE

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

Daily temporal dynamics of vaginal microbiota before, during and after episodes of bacterial vaginosis

(2013) Jacques Ravel et al.   Microbiome

Comparative meta-RNA-seq of the vaginal microbiota and differential expression by Lactobacillus iners in health and dysbiosis

(2013) Jean M Macklaim et al.   Microbiome

Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Binds to Neisseria gonorrhoeae Outer Membrane Opacity Protein and is Bactericidal

(2012) Morris D. Cooper et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Vaginal Microbiome: Rethinking Health and Disease

(2012) Bing Ma et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Dectin-1 isoforms contribute to distinct Th1/Th17 cell activation in mucosal candidiasis

(2012) Agostinho Carvalho et al.   Cellular & Molecular Immunology

Toll-like receptor gene variants associated with bacterial vaginosis among HIV-1 infected adolescents

(2012) Kathryn E. Royse et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Commensal Bacteria Modulate Innate Immune Responses of Vaginal Epithelial Cell Multilayer Cultures

(2012) William A. Rose et al.   PLoS One

Identification and Characterization of Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Pathogens Using a Comprehensive Cervical-Vaginal Epithelial Coculture Assay

(2012) Colleen R. Eade et al.   PLoS One

Temporal Dynamics of the Human Vaginal Microbiota

(2012) P. Gajer et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Short-Chain Fatty Acids Induce Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Production Alone and in Combination with Toll-Like Receptor Ligands

(2011) Paria Mirmonsef et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

The Microbiota of the Vagina and Its Influence on Women’s Health and Disease

(2011) David H. Martin   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES

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

Hydrolysis of Secreted Sialoglycoprotein Immunoglobulin A (IgA) inex Vivoand Biochemical Models of Bacterial Vaginosis

(2011) Warren G. Lewis et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Interaction between interleukin-1 receptor 2 and Toll-like receptor 4, and cervical cytokines

(2011) Kelli K. Ryckman et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Human nutrition, the gut microbiome and the immune system

(2011) Andrew L. Kau et al.   NATURE

Influence of Lactic Acid on Endogenous and Viral RNA-Induced Immune Mediator Production by Vaginal Epithelial Cells

(2011) Hannah Mossop et al.   OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Evidence of a gene-environment interaction that predisposes to spontaneous preterm birth: a role for asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis and DNA variants in genes that control the inflammatory response

(2010) Luis M. Gómez et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Contemporary perspectives on vaginal pH and lactobacilli

(2010) Iara M. Linhares et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Lactic acid stimulates interleukin-23 production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells exposed to bacterial lipopolysaccharide

(2010) Steven S. Witkin et al.   FEMS IMMUNOLOGY AND MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Interplay of cytokine polymorphisms and bacterial vaginosis in the etiology of preterm delivery

(2010) Nicole M. Jones et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Temporal Variability of Human Vaginal Bacteria and Relationship with Bacterial Vaginosis

(2010) Sujatha Srinivasan et al.   PLoS One

At the crossroads of vaginal health and disease, the genome sequence of Lactobacillus iners AB-1

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

Vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women

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

Rapid fluctuation of the vaginal microbiota measured by Gram stain analysis

(2010) R. M. Brotman et al.   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

Predictive value for preterm birth of abnormal vaginal flora, bacterial vaginosis and aerobic vaginitis during the first trimester of pregnancy

(2009) GG Donders et al.   BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Defensins in Viral Infections

(2009) Jian Ding et al.   Journal of Innate Immunity

Prevalence of vulvovaginitis and bacterial vaginosis in patients with koilocytosis

(2009) Ana Claudia Camargo Campos et al.   Sao Paulo Medical Journal

New concepts in the etiology of bacterial vaginosis

(2009) Jane R. Schwebke   Current Infectious Disease Reports

The effect of vaginal douching cessation on bacterial vaginosis: a pilot study

(2008) Rebecca M. Brotman et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY

Expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor and elafin in human fallopian tube and in an in-vitro model of Chlamydia trachomatis infection

(2008) A. E. King et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Functional and Phylogenetic Characterization of Vaginolysin, the Human-Specific Cytolysin from Gardnerella vaginalis

(2008) S. E. Gelber et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Atopobium vaginae triggers an innate immune response in an in vitro model of bacterial vaginosis

(2008) Erika K. Libby et al.   MICROBES AND INFECTION

Innate immunity and disorders of the female reproductive tract

(2008) Andrew W Horne et al.   REPRODUCTION