Cervical Microbiome and Cytokine Profile at Various Stages of Cervical Cancer: A Pilot Study.

Cervical cancer (CC) is caused by high-risk human papillomavirus persistence due to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment mediated by cytokines. Vaginal microbiota determines the presence of certain cytokines locally. We assessed the association between cervical microbiota diversity and the h...

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Main Authors: Astride Audirac-Chalifour, Kirvis Torres-Poveda, Margarita Bahena-Román, Juan Téllez-Sosa, Jesús Martínez-Barnetche, Bernardo Cortina-Ceballos, Guillermina López-Estrada, Karina Delgado-Romero, Ana I Burguete-García, David Cantú, Alejandro García-Carrancá, Vicente Madrid-Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4846060?pdf=render