Search Results - "Carter, Kayla A"

Cross‐talk among myeloid‐derived suppressor cells, macrophages, and tumor cells impacts the inflammatory milieu of solid tumors by Beury, Daniel W., Parker, Katherine H., Nyandjo, Maeva, Sinha, Pratima, Carter, Kayla A., Ostrand‐Rosenberg, Suzanne

“…Interactions between MDSC, macrophages, and tumor cells alter the cytokine milieu, impacting inflammation in the tumor microenvironment. MDSC and macrophages…”
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Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Survival and Function Are Regulated by the Transcription Factor Nrf2 by Beury, Daniel W, Carter, Kayla A, Nelson, Cassandra, Sinha, Pratima, Hanson, Erica, Nyandjo, Maeva, Fitzgerald, Phillip J, Majeed, Amry, Wali, Neha, Ostrand-Rosenberg, Suzanne

“…Tumor-induced myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) contribute to immune suppression in tumor-bearing individuals and are a major obstacle to effective…”
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Associations Between Vaginal Bacteria and Bacterial Vaginosis Signs and Symptoms: A Comparative Study of Kenyan and American Women by Carter, Kayla A, Balkus, Jennifer E, Anzala, Omu, Kimani, Joshua, Hoffman, Noah G, Fiedler, Tina L, Mochache, Vernon, Fredricks, David N, McClelland, Raymond Scott, Srinivasan, Sujatha

“…Bacterial colonization and associations with bacterial vaginosis (BV) signs and symptoms (Amsel criteria) may vary between populations. We assessed…”
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Sexual transmission of urogenital bacteria: whole metagenome sequencing evidence from a sexual network study by Carter, Kayla A, France, Michael T, Rutt, Lindsay, Bilski, Lisa, Martinez-Greiwe, Sebastian, Regan, Mary, Brotman, Rebecca M, Ravel, Jacques

“…Sexual transmission of the urogenital microbiota may contribute to adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes. The extent of sexual transmission of the…”
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Short Report: Using Targeted Urine Metabolomics to Distinguish Between Manganese Exposed and Unexposed Workers in a Small Occupational Cohort by Carter, Kayla A, Simpson, Christopher D, Raftery, Daniel, Baker, Marissa G

“…Despite the widespread use of manganese (Mn) in industrial settings and its association with adverse neurological outcomes, a validated and reliable biomarker…”
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Vaginal Microbiome Metagenome Inference Accuracy: Differential Measurement Error according to Community Composition by Carter, Kayla A, Fodor, Anthony A, Balkus, Jennifer E, Zhang, Angela, Serrano, Myrna G, Buck, Gregory A, Engel, Stephanie M, Wu, Michael C, Sun, Shan

“…Several studies have compared metagenome inference performance in different human body sites; however, none specifically reported on the vaginal microbiome…”
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Epidemiologic Evidence on the Role of Lactobacillus iners in Sexually Transmitted Infections and Bacterial Vaginosis: A Series of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses by Carter, Kayla A., Fischer, Molly D., Petrova, Mariya I., Balkus, Jennifer E.

“…Although Lactobacillus crispatus -dominated vaginal microbiotas are thought to protect against bacterial vaginosis (BV) and sexually transmitted infections,…”
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Lactobacillus iners and Genital Health: Molecular Clues to an Enigmatic Vaginal Species by Holm, Johanna B., Carter, Kayla A., Ravel, Jacques, Brotman, Rebecca M.

“…Purpose of Review Vaginal lactobacilli are recognized as important drivers of genital health including protection against bacterial vaginosis and sexually…”
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Laxative use and testing for Clostridium difficile in hospitalized adults: An opportunity to improve diagnostic stewardship by Carter, Kayla A., Malani, Anurag N.

“…•Antecedent laxative receipt among hospitalized adults undergoing Clostridium difficile testing is common.•Ordering C difficile testing while a patient's…”
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Dequalinium Chloride-An Emerging Option in the Sparse Landscape of Bacterial Vaginosis Therapies by Carter, Kayla A, Tuddenham, Susan, Brotman, Rebecca M

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Vaginal Bacteria and Risk of Incident and Persistent Infection With High-Risk Subtypes of Human Papillomavirus: A Cohort Study Among Kenyan Women by Carter, Kayla A., Srinivasan, Sujatha, Fiedler, Tina L., Anzala, Omu, Kimani, Joshua, Mochache, Vernon, Wallis, Jacqueline M., Fredricks, David N., McClelland, R. Scott, Balkus, Jennifer E.

“…Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is associated with an increased risk of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV), whereas Lactobacillus-dominated vaginal microbiotas…”
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Development and application of a high throughput one-pot extraction protocol for quantitative LC-MS/MS analysis of phospholipids in serum and lipoprotein fractions in normolipidemic and dyslipidemic subjects by Gardner, Michael S., Kuklenyik, Zsuzsanna, Lehtikoski, Antony, Carter, Kayla A., McWilliams, Lisa G., Kusovschi, Jennifer, Bierbaum, Kevin, Jones, Jeffrey I., Rees, Jon, Reis, Gregory, Pirkle, James L., Barr, John R.

“…Progress toward better diagnosis and treatment of lipid metabolism-related diseases requires high throughput approaches for multiplexed quantitative analysis…”
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Lessons from Suppressive Therapy and Periodic Presumptive Treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis by Balkus, Jennifer E., Carter, Kayla A., McClelland, R. Scott

“…Purpose of Review Suppressive therapy and periodic presumptive treatment (PPT) are distinct but related strategies that have been used to reduce the incidence…”
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Sexual behaviour change following HIV testing services: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Tiwari, Ruchi, Wang, Jiayu, Han, Hannah, Kalu, Ngozi, Sims, Lee B, Katz, David A, Burke, Barbara, Tsegaye, Adino T, Carter, Kayla A, Freije, Sophie, Guo, Boya, Albirair, Mohamed, Barr‐DiChiara, Magdalena, Baggaley, Rachel, Jamil, Muhammad S, Senya, Kafui, Johnson, Cheryl, Khosropour, Christine M

“…Introduction Learning one’s HIV status through HIV testing services (HTS) is an essential step toward accessing treatment and linking to preventive services…”
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Epidemiologic evidence on the role of Lactobacillus iners in sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis: a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses by Carter, Kayla A., Fischer, Molly D., Petrova, Mariya I., Balkus, Jennifer E.

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Vaginal bacteria and risk of incident and persistent infection with high risk sub-types of human papillomavirus: a cohort study among Kenyan women by Carter, Kayla A., Srinivasan, Sujatha, Fiedler, Tina L., Anzala, Omu, Kimani, Joshua, Mochache, Vernon, Wallis, Jacqueline M., Fredricks, David N., McClelland, R. Scott, Balkus, Jennifer E.

“…A secondary analysis of data from Kenyan women participating in a randomized trial found that increasing vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus concentration was…”
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Integrating Epidemiologic and Molecular Methods to Improve Vaginal Health by Carter, Kayla A

“…Challenges measuring the microbiome and limited incorporation of epidemiologic methods in microbiome science have hindered the progress of vaginal microbiome…”
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cell survival and function are regulated by the transcription factor Nrf21 by Beury, Daniel W., Carter, Kayla A., Nelson, Cassandra, Sinha, Pratima, Hanson, Erica, Nyandjo, Maeva, Fitzgerald, Phillip J., Majeed, Amry, Wali, Neha, Ostrand-Rosenberg, Suzanne

“…Tumor-induced myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) contribute to immune suppression in tumor-bearing individuals and are a major obstacle to effective…”
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