There is a relative paucity of information about the immune system within the female lower
genital tract. This study had three aims. Firstly, to investigate the distribution and function of …

This project was designed to investigate the immune function of the healthy female cervix
and to determine how this may be affected in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease …

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

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 …

This study investigates local alterations in T‐cell and macrophage subsets that occur in
cervical epithelial neoplasia (CIN), in the presence and absence of human …

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 …

Objective. The objective of our study was to analyze immunocyte infiltrates in CIN lesions
from HIV+ patients to assess whether local immunosuppression, defined as a decrease in T …

Cell-mediated immunity (CMI) is key to defense against intracellular pathogens such as
Chlamydia trachomatis and viruses that infect the lower female genital tract, but little is …

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CIN) are closely associated with oncogenic subtypes of
the human papillomavirus (HPV). In the presence of this virus, it is known that the activation …

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 …