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ReviewArchives of gynecology and obstetrics2024

Influence of connatural factors in shaping vaginal microflora and ensuring its health.

Shreaya Das, Bolin K Konwar

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Review in Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shreaya DasDepartment of MBBT, Tezpur University, Napaam, Assam, 784028, India. shreaya.das10@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3910-614X
Bolin K KonwarDepartment of MBBT, Tezpur University, Napaam, Assam, 784028, India.
Tezpur University · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaginal canal (VC) is exposed to the external environment affected by habitual factors like hygiene and sexual behaviour as well as physiological factors like puberty, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, child birth and menopause. Healthy VC harbours beneficial microflora supported by vaginal epithelium and cervical fluid. Connatural antimicrobial peptide (AMPs) of female reproductive tract (FRT) conjunctly with these beneficial microbes provide protection from a large number of infectious diseases. Such infections may either be caused by native microbes of the VC or transitory microbes like bacteria or virus which are not a part of VC microflora. This review highlight's the role of hormones, enzymes, innate immunological factors, epithelial cells and vaginal mucus that support beneficial microbes over infectious ones thus, helping to maintain homeostasis in VC and further protect the FRT. We also discuss the prospective use of vaginal probiotics and AMPs against pathogens which can serve as a potential cure for vaginal infections.

Indexed as

Communicable DiseasesVaginaEpithelial CellsFemaleGenitalia, FemaleHumansMenstrual CyclePregnancyAntimicrobial peptides/proteins (AMP)Female reproductive tract (FRT)HomeostasisLactic acid bacteria (LAB)ProbioticVaginal canal (VC)

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PMID37676318
OpenAlexW4386501477

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