Evidence of a TH1-Shift of Local Vaginal Inflammatory Response During Bacterial Vaginosis

Objective: To determine the levels of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the vagina of healthy women and in bacterial vaginosis (BV) patients. Methods: Interleukin (IL)-1 α , 1 β , 5 and 10 were analyzed by ELISA in vaginal wash fluids from 50 non-pregnant patients with BV and 112 h...

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