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 …

The semen microbiome and its impact on sperm function and male fertility: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

L Farahani, T Tharakan, T Yap, JW Ramsay… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Male factor is attributable in up to 50% of cases of infertility. In vitro studies
demonstrate that bacteria can negatively impact sperm function. The use of next‐generation …

Cervicovaginal microbiome and natural history of HPV in a longitudinal study

M Usyk, CP Zolnik, PE Castle, C Porras… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most common sexually
transmitted infections. However, only a small percentage of high-risk (HR) HPV infections …

Bladder cancer, inflammageing and microbiomes

A Martin, BL Woolbright, S Umar, MA Ingersoll… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Ageing is correlated with elevated bladder cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality.
Advanced age is also associated with elevated markers of chronic inflammation and …

Human papillomavirus infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia progression are associated with increased vaginal microbiome diversity in a Chinese cohort

Y Chen, X Qiu, W Wang, D Li, A Wu, Z Hong, W Di… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background In this study, the association between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
and related cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or cervical cancer and vaginal …

Crosstalk between vaginal microbiome and female health: a review

S Gupta, V Kakkar, I Bhushan - Microbial pathogenesis, 2019 - Elsevier
Microbiota plays a fundamental role in the overall development and defences of human
beings. The majority of indigenous microbiota exists in a mutually beneficial relationship …

Microbiome and cervical cancer

CP Castanheira, ML Sallas, RAL Nunes, NPC Lorenzi… - Pathobiology, 2021 - karger.com
Persistent infection with some types of mucosal human papillomavirus (HPV) is the
etiological factor for the development of cervical cancer and its precursor lesions. Besides …

Dysbiosis of the endometrial microbiota and its association with inflammatory cytokines in endometrial cancer

W Lu, F He, Z Lin, S Liu, L Tang… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The underlying molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of endometrial cancer
(EC) are still not well understood. Our goal was to investigate the composition of the …

A meta-analysis of the relationship between vaginal microecology, human papillomavirus infection and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Y Liang, M Chen, L Qin, B Wan, H Wang - Infectious agents and cancer, 2019 - Springer
Microecology is an emerging discipline in recent years. The female reproductive tract is an
important microecological region, and its microecological environment can directly affect …

Vulvovaginal candidiasis and vaginal microflora interaction: Microflora changes and probiotic therapy

Z Sun, X Ge, B Qiu, Z **ang, C Jiang, J Wu… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Vaginal microbiome is mutually beneficial to the host and has a significant impact on health
and disease. Candida species, including Candida albicans, are part of the mucosal flora of …