The relationship between sex hormones, the vaginal microbiome and immunity in HIV-1 susceptibility in women

• Главные авторы: Jocelyn M. Wessels (Автор), Allison M. Felker (Автор), Haley A. Dupont (Автор), Charu Kaushic (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: The Company of Biologists, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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The role of sex hormones in regulating immune responses in the female genital tract has been recognized for decades. More recently, it has become increasingly clear that sex hormones regulate susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections through direct and indirect mechanisms involving inflammat...