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Bacterial Vaginosis
Studies from G. Anton and co-researchers yield new data on bacterial vaginosis
June 5th, 2008
In this recently published study, investigators in Munich, Germany conducted a study "To determine the levels of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the vagina of healthy women and in bacterial vaginosis (BV) patients. Interleukin (IL)-1 alpha, 1 beta, 5 and 10 were analyzed by ELISA in vaginal wash fluids from 50 non-pregnant patients with BV and 112 healthy women." "Levels of IL-1 beta were higher and those of IL-10 lower in BV-patients than in healthy women. There was a tendency towards higher levels of IL-1 alpha in BV patients, but these data were not statistically significant. We found evidence for a shift towards a TH1-dominated vaginal cytokine...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-05)
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