Objective: To study the distribution of immunocompetent cells in the female lower genital
tract and to determine whether it is altered in HIV infection. Methods: Colposcopically …

This study investigates the distribution of immunocompetent cells in the ectocervix, and
cytokine and immunoglobulin (Ig) levels in cervicovaginal secretions to determine whether …

Background: The mucosal lymphocyte population is the largest in the body, and the
gastrointestinal compartment has been well characterized in HIV infection. Much less is …

Cervical cytobrush sampling is a relatively non‐invasive method for obtaining mucosal cells
from the female genital tract. To define mucosal immune cells sampled by cervical …

BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported an increased incidence of squamous
intraepithelial lesions in women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

Problem Knowledge of the mucosal immune cell composition of the human female genital
tract is important for understanding susceptibility to HIV‐1. Method of study We developed …

As previous studies have indicated that genital tract mucosal T cell function may be impaired
in HIV infection, we investigated the T cell cytokine mRNA in the genital tract mucosa of HIV …

Studies using genital tissue samples from HIV-infected women might provide important
information about HIV susceptibility and transmission. In this study, ectocervical biopsies …

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to describe the lymphocyte subpopulations in genital tract
samples from human immunodeficiency virus–infected women and the clinical correlates …

We analyzed 21 cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) specimens from 19 women participating in the
Women's Interagency HIV Study to characterize levels of antibody, cytokine, and …