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

Lactobacilli at the front line of defense against vaginally acquired infections

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Weighing the gold in the gold standard: challenges in HIV prevention research

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Differences between the normal vaginal bacterial community of baboons and that of humans

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Quantitative PCR Assessments of Bacterial Species in Women with and without Bacterial Vaginosis

(2010) M. Zozaya-Hinchliffe et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

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

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Vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women

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Effectiveness and Safety of Tenofovir Gel, an Antiretroviral Microbicide, for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Women

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Phase 2a Study Assessing Colonization Efficiency, Safety, and Acceptability of Lactobacillus crispatus CTV-05 in Women With Bacterial Vaginosis

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Benzalkonium Chloride Causes Colposcopic Changes and Increased Susceptibility to Genital Herpes Infection in Mice

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Homeostatic impact of indigenous microbiota and secretory immunity

(2010) P. Brandtzaeg   Beneficial Microbes

Bacterial Vaginosis, Not HIV, Is Primarily Responsible for Increased Vaginal Concentrations of Proinflammatory Cytokines

(2009) Caroline M. Mitchell et al.   AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES

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

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

Hydrogen Peroxide–Producing Lactobacilli Inhibit Gonococci In Vitro but Not during Experimental Genital Tract Infection

(2009) Dawn F. Muench et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Application of Optical Coherence Tomography for Monitoring Changes in Cervicovaginal Epithelial Morphology in Macaques: Potential for Assessment of Microbicide Safety

(2009) Kathleen L. Vincent et al.   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

High Resolution Imaging of Epithelial Injury in the Sheep Cervicovaginal Tract: A Promising Model for Testing Safety of Candidate Microbicides

(2009) Kathleen L. Vincent et al.   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

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

Evidence of a TH1-Shift of Local Vaginal Inflammatory Response During Bacterial Vaginosis

(2008) G. Anton et al.   INFECTION

Inhibition of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Epithelial Cell Interactions by Vaginal Lactobacillus Species

(2008) R. R. Spurbeck et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

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

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

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

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

SAVVY Vaginal Gel (C31G) for Prevention of HIV Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Nigeria

(2008) Paul J. Feldblum et al.   PLoS One

Porcine Vagina Ex Vivo as a Model for Studying Permeability and Pathogenesis in Mucosa

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