Local Innate Markers and Vaginal Microbiota Composition Are Influenced by Hormonal Cycle Phases

Local Innate Markers and Vaginal Microbiota Composition Are Influenced by Hormonal Cycle Phases

BackgroundThe female reproductive tract (FRT) mucosa is the first line of defense against sexually transmitted infection (STI). FRT environmental factors, including immune-cell composition and the vaginal microbiota, interact with each other to modulate susceptibility to STIs. Moreover, the menstrua...

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Main Authors: Cindy Adapen, Louis Réot, Natalia Nunez, Claude Cannou, Romain Marlin, Julien Lemaître, Léo d’Agata, Emmanuel Gilson, Eric Ginoux, Roger Le Grand, Marie-Thérèse Nugeyre, Elisabeth Menu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
inflammation
menstrual cycle
female reproductive tract (FRT)
cytokines
blood compartment
neutrophils
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.841723/full

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