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Normal and tumour cervical cells respond differently to vaginal lactobacilli, independent of pH and lactate
26 Apr 2013
Abstract excerpt
Cervical cancer is a human papilloma virus (HPV)-related cancer, but most HPV infections are transient or intermittent and resolve spontaneously. Thus, other factors, such as cervical microflora, which are dominated by lactobacilli, must be involved in invasive cervical carcinoma development after HPV infection. Previous studies have demonstrated that lactobacilli have antitumour effects, and it is possible that...
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