HIV Infection and Immune Defense of the Penis

Keratinization of the adult male foreskin and implications for male circumcision

(2010) Minh H Dinh et al.   AIDS

Abundant Expression of HIV Target Cells and C-Type Lectin Receptors in the Foreskin Tissue of Young Kenyan Men

(2010) Taha Hirbod et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Expression of Toll-like Receptors in Genital Tract Tissues from Normal and HIV-infected Men

(2010) Jeffrey Pudney et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Male Circumcision for the Prevention of Acquisition and Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections

(2010) Aaron A. R. Tobian et al.   ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE

Local Host Response to Chlamydial Urethral Infection in Male Guinea Pigs

(2010) Y. Wang et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Neisseria gonorrhoeae Enhances HIV-1 Infection of Primary Resting CD4+ T Cells through TLR2 Activation

(2010) J. Ding et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Reduced Clearance of Penile Human Papillomavirus Infection in Uncircumcised Men

(2010) Brenda Y. Hernandez et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Increased Risk of HIV Acquisition among Kenyan Men with Human Papillomavirus Infection

(2010) Jennifer S. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Within 1 h, HIV-1 uses viral synapses to enter efficiently the inner, but not outer, foreskin mucosa and engages Langerhans–T cell conjugates

(2010) Y Ganor et al.   Mucosal Immunology

The Effects of Circumcision on the Penis Microbiome

(2010) Lance B. Price et al.   PLoS One

Foreskin inflammation is associated with HIV and herpes simplex virus type-2 infections in Rakai, Uganda

(2009) Kristine E Johnson et al.   AIDS

HIV-1 infection of human penile explant tissue and protection by candidate microbicides

(2009) Lucia Fischetti et al.   AIDS

C3H Male Mice with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Cannot Clear a Urethral Infection with a Human Serovar of Chlamydia trachomatis

(2009) S. Pal et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Langerhans’ cell density and degree of keratinization in foreskins of Chinese preschool boys and adults

(2009) Qi Qin et al.   INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY

Factors Associated with Acquisition and Clearance of Human Papillomavirus Infection in a Cohort of US Men: A Prospective Study

(2009) Beibei Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Heterosexual risk of HIV-1 infection per sexual act: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

(2009) Marie-Claude Boily et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Persistence of HIV-1 receptor–positive cells after HSV-2 reactivation is a potential mechanism for increased HIV-1 acquisition

(2009) Jia Zhu et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Male Circumcision for the Prevention of HSV-2 and HPV Infections and Syphilis

(2009) Aaron A.R. Tobian et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Correlates of Human Papillomavirus Viral Load with Infection Site in Asymptomatic Men

(2008) R. Flores et al.   CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

Foreskin length in uncircumcised men is associated with subpreputial wetness

(2008) N O'Farrell et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS

TNF-α and TLR agonists increase susceptibility to HIV-1 transmission by human Langerhans cells ex vivo

(2008) Marein A.W.P. de Jong et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Associations between Male Anogenital Human Papillomavirus Infection and Circumcision by Anatomic Site Sampled and Lifetime Number of Female Sex Partners

(2008) Carrie M. Nielson et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES