HIV/AIDS-Related Infection
Cervicovaginal secretions contribute to resistance to herpes simplex infection in HIV/AIDS
Published in AIDS Weekly, December 19th, 2005
"Defining and preserving the innate antiviral activity found in cervicovaginal secretions is critical. Cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) samples were obtained from 20 healthy women and evaluated for anti-herpes simplex virus (HSV) activity," scientists in the United States report.
According to M. John and colleagues at the City University of New York, "CVL samples reduced HSV-2 yields by 23-fold (median), and the anti-HSV activity of CVL samples correlated with the concentration of human neutrophil peptides (HNP) -1 -3."
"Both CVL...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2005-12-19)
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