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Immune parameters of HIV susceptibility in the female genital tract before and after penile-vaginal sex

Authors :
Avid Mohammadi
Sareh Bagherichimeh
Yoojin Choi
Azadeh Fazel
Elizabeth Tevlin
Sanja Huibner
Sara V. Good
Wangari Tharao
Rupert Kaul
Source :
Communications Medicine, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Mohammadi et al. evaluate immune markers and cell types associated with HIV susceptibility in the female genital tract before and after penile-vaginal sex. The authors report that these immune parameters increase rapidly and transiently after sex, with condom use affecting some of the changes observed.

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2730664X
Volume :
2
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.456656e06ce4986a7a332d9fb1dae8c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-022-00122-7