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Mucosal Immunity in the Female Genital Tract, HIVAIDS
Joint Authors
Cavellani, Camila Lourencini
Corrêa, Rosana Rosa Miranda
Teixeira, Vicente de Paula Antunes
Vinícius da Silva, Marcos
Monteiro, Maria Luiza Gonçalves dos Reis
Reis, Marlene Antônia dos
Machado, Juliana Reis
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-20, 20 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mucosal immunity consists of innate and adaptive immune responses which can be influenced by systemic immunity.
Despite having been the subject of intensive studies, it is not fully elucidated what exactly occurs after HIV contact with the female genital tract mucosa.
The sexual route is the main route of HIV transmission, with an increased risk of infection in women compared to men.
Several characteristics of the female genital tract make it suitable for inoculation, establishment of infection, and systemic spread of the virus, which causes local changes that may favor the development of infections by other pathogens, often called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
The relationship of these STDs with HIV infection has been widely studied.
Here we review the characteristics of mucosal immunity of the female genital tract, its alterations due to HIV/AIDS, and the characteristics of coinfections between HIV/AIDS and the most prevalent STDs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Machado, Juliana Reis& Vinícius da Silva, Marcos& Cavellani, Camila Lourencini& Reis, Marlene Antônia dos& Monteiro, Maria Luiza Gonçalves dos Reis& Teixeira, Vicente de Paula Antunes…[et al.]. 2014. Mucosal Immunity in the Female Genital Tract, HIVAIDS. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034438
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Machado, Juliana Reis…[et al.]. Mucosal Immunity in the Female Genital Tract, HIVAIDS. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034438
American Medical Association (AMA)
Machado, Juliana Reis& Vinícius da Silva, Marcos& Cavellani, Camila Lourencini& Reis, Marlene Antônia dos& Monteiro, Maria Luiza Gonçalves dos Reis& Teixeira, Vicente de Paula Antunes…[et al.]. Mucosal Immunity in the Female Genital Tract, HIVAIDS. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-20.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034438
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034438