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

Mycoplasma genitalium Infection Activates Cellular Host Defense and Inflammation Pathways in a 3-Dimensional Human Endocervical Epithelial Cell Model

(2013) Chris L. McGowin et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Vaginal Microbiome: Rethinking Health and Disease

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

Microbial Products Alter the Expression of Membrane-Associated Mucin and Antimicrobial Peptides in a Three-Dimensional Human Endocervical Epithelial Cell Model1

(2012) Andrea L. Radtke et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Mucus-Penetrating Nanoparticles for Vaginal Drug Delivery Protect Against Herpes Simplex Virus

(2012) L. M. Ensign et al.   Science Translational Medicine

Culturing and Applications of Rotating Wall Vessel Bioreactor Derived 3D Epithelial Cell Models

(2012) Andrea L. Radtke et al.   Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments

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

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

Innate and adaptive immunity at mucosal surfaces of the female reproductive tract: stratification and integration of immune protection against the transmission of sexually transmitted infections

(2011) D.K. Hickey et al.   JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Mucin dynamics and enteric pathogens

(2011) Michael A. McGuckin et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Novel Vaginal Microflora Colonization Model Providing New Insight into Microbicide Mechanism of Action

(2011) R. N. Fichorova et al.   mBio

Membrane-tethered mucins have multiple functions on the ocular surface

(2010) Bharathi Govindarajan et al.   EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH

Bacterial Vaginosis Assessed by Gram Stain and Diminished Colonization Resistance to Incident Gonococcal, Chlamydial, and Trichomonal Genital Infection

(2010) Rebecca M. Brotman et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

To be or not to be a pathogen: that is the mucosally relevant question

(2010) P J Sansonetti   Mucosal Immunology

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

Exposure to HIV-1 Directly Impairs Mucosal Epithelial Barrier Integrity Allowing Microbial Translocation

(2010) Aisha Nazli et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Development and Characterization of a Three-Dimensional Organotypic Human Vaginal Epithelial Cell Model1

(2009) Brooke E. Hjelm et al.   BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Nanoparticles reveal that human cervicovaginal mucus is riddled with pores larger than viruses

(2009) S. K. Lai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

New concepts in the etiology of bacterial vaginosis

(2009) Jane R. Schwebke   Current Infectious Disease Reports

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Quantification and Comparison of Toll-Like Receptor Expression and Responsiveness in Primary and Immortalized Human Female Lower Genital Tract Epithelia

(2008) Melissa M. Herbst-Kralovetz et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Human defensins and cytokines in vaginal lavage fluid of women with bacterial vaginosis

(2008) S.R. Fan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS