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Gill B, Wessels J, Hayes C, Ratcliffe J, Wokuri J, Ball E, et al.
PLoS One . 2025 Jan; 20(1):e0315576. PMID: 39836666
Background: A dysbiotic vaginal microbiome (VMB) is associated with clinical conditions such as bacterial vaginosis (BV) and an increased risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. Considering the high prevalence...
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Rahman N, Mian M, Hayes C, Nazli A, Kaushic C
Front Immunol . 2024 Dec; 15:1487726. PMID: 39650661
Introduction: Clinically, a dysbiotic vaginal microbiota (VMB) colonized with anaerobic species such as has been linked to increased susceptibility to viral sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as Herpes Simplex Virus...
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Mian M, Pa S, Rahman N, Gillgrass A, Kaushic C
Front Immunol . 2024 Nov; 15:1427842. PMID: 39569191
Depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and Norethisterone Enanthate (NET-EN) are progestin-only injectable contraceptives widely used by women in sub-Sharan Africa, where incidence of HIV-1 and HSV-2 infection remains high. Studies indicate that...
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Rahman N, Mian M, Nazli A, Kaushic C
Front Cell Infect Microbiol . 2023 Dec; 13:1307451. PMID: 38156321
Introduction: Clinically, a rich vaginal microbiota (VMB) is considered optimal for reproductive outcomes, while a VMB populated by anaerobes is associated with dysbiosis and the clinical condition bacterial vaginosis (BV),...
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Schwecht I, Nazli A, Gill B, Kaushic C
Sci Rep . 2023 Nov; 13(1):20065. PMID: 37973920
The vaginal microenvironment is key in mediating susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections. A polymicrobial environment with reduced Lactobacilllus spp. is characteristic of vaginal dysbiosis, associated with increased production of several...
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Demian W, Jacob R, Cormier O, Nazli A, Melki M, Asavajaru A, et al.
Antiviral Res . 2023 Oct; 220:105736. PMID: 37863359
Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1)/MAP3K5 is a stress response kinase that is activated by various stimuli. It is known as an upstream activator of p38- Mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38MAPK) and...
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Gill B, Schwecht I, Rahman N, Dhawan T, Verschoor C, Nazli A, et al.
Am J Reprod Immunol . 2023 Sep; 90(4):e13781. PMID: 37766408
Background: The vaginal microbiome (VMB) is a critical determinant of reproductive health, where a microbial shift towards a dysbiotic environment has implications for susceptibility to, and clinical presentation of sexually...
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Nazli A, Chow R, Zahoor M, Workenhe S, Dhawan T, Verschoor C, et al.
J Virol . 2022 Nov; 96(23):e0155322. PMID: 36350153
Herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) is a lifelong sexually transmitted virus that disproportionately infects women through heterosexual transmission in the vaginal tract. The vaginal epithelium is known to be highly...
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Lepard M, Yang J, Afkhami S, Nazli A, Zganiacz A, Tang S, et al.
Viruses . 2022 Sep; 14(9). PMID: 36146734
In people living with HIV, () is the major cause of death. Due to the increased morbidity/mortality in co-infection, further research is urgently required. A limiting factor to research in...
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Bagri P, Anipindi V, Kaushic C
Front Immunol . 2022 May; 13:861444. PMID: 35493460
Interleukin-17 (IL-17A) is a cytokine involved in a complex array of both protective and detrimental processes. Although early biological studies focused on the pro-inflammatory function of IL-17 in the context...