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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

HPV Infection and Oral Microbiota: Interactions and Future Implications.

Qingqing Xia, Sarah Pierson

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Qingqing XiaDepartment of Clinical Investigation, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234, USA.
Sarah PiersonDepartment of Clinical Investigation, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a leading cause of mucosal cancers, including the increasing incidence of HPV-related head and neck cancers. The oral microbiota-a diverse community of bacteria, fungi, and viruses-play a critical role in oral and systemic health. Oral microbiota dysbiosis is increasingly linked to inflammation, immune suppression, and cancer progression. Recent studies have highlighted a complex interaction between HPV and oral microbiota, suggesting this interplay influences viral persistence, immune response and the tumor microenvironment. These interactions hold significant implications for disease progression, clinical outcomes, and therapeutic approaches. Furthermore, the oral microbiota has emerged as a promising biomarker for HPV detection and disease progress assessment. In addition, probiotic-based treatments are gaining attention as an innovative approach for preventing or treating HPV-related cancers by modulating the microbial environment. In this review, current research on the interaction between HPV and oral microbiota is provided, their clinical implications are explored, and the future potential for utilizing microbiota for diagnostic and therapeutic innovations in HPV-associated cancers is discussed.

Indexed as

MicrobiotaMouthPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsDysbiosisHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansProbioticsTumor MicroenvironmentHPV infectioninteractionoral cancer biomarkersoral cancersoral microbiotaprobiotic treatment

Identifiers

PMID40003891
PMCPMC11855562

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