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SUBMITTER: Nason MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4867667 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Open forum infectious diseases 20160301 2
Vaginal proinflammatory cytokine expression during herpes virus reactivation was examined in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women before and after initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Vaginal swabs were screened for levels of cytokines interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-13, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interferon-γ. The relative risk (RR) of herpes simplex virus-2 or cytomegalovirus (CMV) shedding being associated with cytokine levels above the m ...[more]