Authors: Barbara Mora, Felipe M. Benavente, Carmen G. Ili, and Pricilla Brebi Abstract: Cervical cancer is the second most frequent cancer in women worldwide. Although 99.7% of cases are attributed to a previous infection by Human papillomavirus, a small percentage of the infected women progress to cervical cancer, suggesting the existence of different risk factors […]
HPV: Non-sexual means of transmission
Non sexual means Abstract Aim: There is strong evidence to suggest vertical and horizontal modes of transmission of human papilloma virus (HPV), an established etiologic agent of cervical cancer. Infants, children, and adults can acquire both high-risk and low-risk infections by birth or by close contact even though HPV is mainly transmitted sexually. A thorough […]
Immunological studies of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with CNS symptoms after human papillomavirus vaccination
Immunological studies of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with CNS symptoms after human papillomavirus vaccination Highlights •32 patients with prolonged CNS symptoms after HPV vaccination were studied. •CSF levels of IL-4, IL-13, IL-17, IL-8 and MCP-1 were elevated. •CSF levels of PDGF-bb and IL-12 were decreased. •Antibodies to GluN2B-NT2, GluN2B-CT and GluN1-NT in CSF were increased. […]
Prevalence of type-specific HPV among female university students from northern Brazil
Authors: Rodrigo Covre Vieira1*, Jeniffer do Socorro Valente Monteiro2, Estéfane Primo Manso2, Maria Renata Mendonça dos Santos3, Mihoko Yamamoto Tsutsumi4, Edna Aoba Yassui Ishikawa1, Stephen Francis Ferrari5,Karla Valéria Batista Lima6 and Maísa Silva de Sousa1 Abstract Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is associated with cervical cancer, the most frequent cancer in women from northern Brazil. Assessment […]
Vitamin D Levels, Antibody Titers Produced in Response
Do Vitamin D Levels Affect Antibody Titers Produced in Response to HPV Vaccine? Antibody Titers Produced in Response Authors: Zimmerman RK1, Lin CJ, Raviotta JM, Nowalk MP. Abstract In addition to its well-known effects on bone metabolism, vitamin D is an immunomodulating hormone. Serum vitamin D levels in males 18-25 years were measured at baseline, and HPV […]
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