HPV infection alters vaginal microbiome through down-regulating host mucosal innate peptides used by Lactobacilli as amino acid sources
oleh: Alizee Lebeau, Diane Bruyere, Patrick Roncarati, Paul Peixoto, Eric Hervouet, Gael Cobraiville, Bernard Taminiau, Murielle Masson, Carmen Gallego, Gabriel Mazzucchelli, Nicolas Smargiasso, Maximilien Fleron, Dominique Baiwir, Elodie Hendrick, Charlotte Pilard, Thomas Lerho, Celia Reynders, Marie Ancion, Roland Greimers, Jean-Claude Twizere, Georges Daube, Geraldine Schlecht-Louf, Françoise Bachelerie, Jean-Damien Combes, Pierrette Melin, Marianne Fillet, Philippe Delvenne, Pascale Hubert, Michael Herfs
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01 |
Deskripsi
Here, the authors show that HPV infection leads to downregulation of host mucosal innate peptides, which are in turn used by predominant Lactobacillus species as amino acid source, promoting ultimately an imbalance in the vaginal flora.