Vaginal microbiota and the potential of Lactobacillus derivatives in maintaining vaginal health

WJY Chee, SY Chew, LTL Than - Microbial cell factories, 2020 - Springer
Human vagina is colonised by a diverse array of microorganisms that make up the normal
microbiota and mycobiota. Lactobacillus is the most frequently isolated microorganism from …

The role of probiotics in vaginal health

Z Mei, D Li - Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Probiotics have been widely used in the treatment of intestinal diseases, but the effect of
probiotics on female reproductive tract health is still controversial. Lactobacillus is the most …

Changes of the vaginal microbiota in HPV infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: a cross-sectional analysis

W Lin, Q Zhang, Y Chen, B Dong, H Xue, H Lei, Y Lu… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
This study aimed to explore the changes of the vaginal microbiota and enzymes in the
women with high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection and cervical lesions. A total …

The interplay between human papillomavirus and vaginal microbiota in cervical cancer development

K Sharifian, Z Shoja, S Jalilvand - Virology Journal, 2023 - Springer
Over the past few decades, we have grown accustomed to the idea that human
papillomavirus can cause tumors. The genetic and environmental factors that make the …

Microbiota and HPV: The role of viral infection on vaginal microbiota

B Santella, MT Schettino, G Franci… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the prevalence of human
papillomaviruses (HPV) infection is between 9% and 13% of the world population and only …

Interactions between microbiota and cervical epithelial, immune, and mucus barrier

M Dong, Y Dong, J Bai, H Li, X Ma, B Li… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The female reproductive tract harbours hundreds of bacterial species and produces
numerous metabolites. The uterine cervix is located between the upper and lower parts of …

Lactic acid enhances vaginal epithelial barrier integrity and ameliorates inflammatory effects of dysbiotic short chain fatty acids and HIV-1

I Schwecht, A Nazli, B Gill, C Kaushic - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The vaginal microenvironment is key in mediating susceptibility to sexually transmitted
infections. A polymicrobial environment with reduced Lactobacilllus spp. is characteristic of …

Cervical cancer: emerging immune landscape and treatment

L Guo, K Hua - OncoTargets and therapy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Immune cells are essential for defending the body's balance and have increasingly been
implicated in controlling tumor growth. In cervical cancer (CC), the immune landscape is …

Biogenic Amines Increase the Odds of Bacterial Vaginosis and Affect the Growth of and Lactic Acid Production by Vaginal Lactobacillus spp.

JLC Borgogna, MD Shardell, SG Grace… - Applied and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal disorder of reproductive-aged women,
yet its etiology remains enigmatic. One clinical symptom of BV, malodor, is linked to the …

Evaluation of modulatory activities of Lactobacillus crispatus strains in the context of the vaginal microbiota

C Argentini, F Fontana, G Alessandri… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
It has been widely reported that members of the genus Lactobacillus dominate the vaginal
microbiota, which is represented by the most prevalent species Lactobacillus crispatus …