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Free glycogen in vaginal fluids is associated with Lactobacillus colonization and low vaginal pH by Mirmonsef, Paria, Hotton, Anna L, Gilbert, Douglas, Burgad, Derick, Landay, Alan, Weber, Kathleen M, Cohen, Mardge, Ravel, Jacques, Spear, Gregory T

“…Lactobacillus dominates the lower genital tract microbiota of many women, producing a low vaginal pH, and is important for healthy pregnancy outcomes and…”
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Glycogen Levels in Undiluted Genital Fluid and Their Relationship to Vaginal pH, Estrogen, and Progesterone by Mirmonsef, Paria, Hotton, Anna L, Gilbert, Douglas, Gioia, Casey J, Maric, Danijela, Hope, Thomas J, Landay, Alan L, Spear, Gregory T

“…Colonization of the female lower genital tract with Lactobacillus provides protection against STIs and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Growth of genital…”
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The role of bacterial vaginosis and trichomonas in HIV transmission across the female genital tract by Mirmonsef, Paria, Krass, Laurie, Landay, Alan, Spear, Gregory T

“…Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) infections are both very common and are associated with increased risk of sexual transmission of HIV…”
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IL-22 Levels are Associated with Trichomonas vaginalis Infection in the Lower Genital Tract by Makinde, Hadijat Moradeke, Zariffard, Reza, Mirmonsef, Paria, Novak, Richard M, Jarrett, Olamide, Landay, Alan L, Spear, Gregory T

“…Problem IL‐22 has important functions at mucosal surfaces, including the induction of antimicrobial peptides and maintenance of epithelium. However, IL‐22 has…”
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Stat5 expression is critical for mast cell development and survival by Shelburne, Christopher P., McCoy, Margaret E., Piekorz, Roland, Sexl, Veronica, Roh, Kwan-Ho, Jacobs-Helber, Sarah M., Gillespie, Sheila R., Bailey, Daniel P., Mirmonsef, Paria, Mann, Meredith N., Kashyap, Mohit, Wright, Harry V., Chong, Hey Jin, Bouton, L. Andrew, Barnstein, Brian, Ramirez, Carlos D., Bunting, Kevin D., Sawyer, Steven, Lantz, Chris S., Ryan, John J.

“…Interleukin-3 (IL-3) and stem cell factor (SCF) are important mast cell growth and differentiation factors. Since both cytokines activate the transcription…”
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IgE signaling suppresses FcεRIβ expression by Brenzovich, Jennifer, Macey, Matthew, Fernando, Josephine, Chong, Hey Jin, Barnstein, Brian, Mirmonsef, Paria, Morales, Johanna K., Kimura, Akiko, Cruz, Tracey Dawson, Ryan, John J.

“…The IgE receptor regulates its own expression partly by altering the levels of its b and bT subunits and this antagonistic pair determines the extent to which…”
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Inhibition of Kit Expression by IL-4 and IL-10 in Murine Mast Cells: Role of STAT6 and Phosphatidylinositol 3'-Kinase by Mirmonsef, Paria, Shelburne, Christopher P, Fitzhugh Yeatman, C., II, Chong, Hey Jin, Ryan, John J

“…The c-kit protooncogene encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase that is known to play a critical role in hemopoiesis and is essential for mast cell growth,…”
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Interleukin-4 elicits apoptosis of developing mast cells via a Stat6-dependent mitochondrial pathway by Bailey, Daniel P, Kashyap, Mohit, Mirmonsef, Paria, Bouton, L.Andrew, Domen, Jos, Zhu, Jingfang, Dessypris, Emmanuel N, Ryan, John J

“…The aim of this study was to assess the effects of interleukin-4 and signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat)-6 on IL-3 + SCF-induced mast cell…”
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Human α-amylase Present in Lower-Genital-Tract Mucosal Fluid Processes Glycogen to Support Vaginal Colonization by Lactobacillus by Spear, Gregory T., French, Audrey L., Gilbert, Douglas, Zariffard, M. Reza, Mirmonsef, Paria, Sullivan, Thomas H., Spear, William W., Landay, Alan, Micci, Sandra, Lee, Byung-Hoo, Hamaker, Bruce R.

“…Lactobacillus colonization of the lower female genital tract provides protection from the acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases, including human…”
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The Barrier to HIV Transmission Provided by Genital Tract Lactobacillus Colonization by Mirmonsef, Paria, Spear, Gregory T.

“…While resistance to HIV transmission is due to multiple mechanisms such as the epithelium, a lower genital tract microbiota dominated by Lactobacillus appears…”
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Short-Chain Fatty Acids Induce Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Production Alone and in Combination with Toll-Like Receptor Ligands by Mirmonsef, Paria, Zariffard, Mohammad R., Gilbert, Douglas, Makinde, Hadijat, Landay, Alan L., Spear, Greg T.

“…Citation Mirmonsef P, Zariffard MR, Gilbert D, Makinde H, Landay, AL, Spear GT. Short‐chain fatty acids induce pro‐inflammatory cytokine production alone and…”
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Exploratory comparison of vaginal glycogen and Lactobacillus levels in premenopausal and postmenopausal women by Mirmonsef, Paria, Modur, Sharada, Burgad, Derick, Gilbert, Douglas, Golub, Elizabeth T, French, Audrey L, McCotter, Kerrie, Landay, Alan L, Spear, Greg T

“…OBJECTIVEPrevious studies have suggested that glycogen expression in the vaginal epithelium decreases during menopause, resulting in reduced levels of…”
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The Effects of Commensal Bacteria on Innate Immune Responses in the Female Genital Tract by Mirmonsef, Paria, Gilbert, Douglas, Zariffard, Mohammad R., Hamaker, Bruce R., Kaur, Amandeep, Landay, Alan L., Spear, Greg T.

“…Citation 
Mirmonsef P, Gilbert D, Zariffard MR, Hamaker BR, Kaur A, Landay AL, Spear GT. The effects of commensal bacteria on innate immune responses in the…”
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Does systemic inflammation and immune activation contribute to fracture risk in HIV? by McGinty, Tara, Mirmonsef, Paria, Mallon, Patrick W.G, Landay, Alan L

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWThere is increasing evidence pointing toward an important role of heightened immune activation and inflammation in people living with HIV…”
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Characterization of IL-22 and IL-17 expressing cells in cervix (MUC7P.769) by Makinde, Hadijat, Lurain, Nell, Martinson, Jeffrey, Mirmonsef, Paria, Landay, Alan, Spear, Greg

“…Abstract IL22 and IL17 have important antimicrobial and epithelial repair functions. However their role in the female lower genital tract has not been well…”
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Short chain fatty acids induce IL-1β production: The role of monocarboxylate transporters (MCTs) (117.16) by Mirmonsef, Paria, Makinde, Hadijat, Zheng, Justin, Spear, Greg

“…Abstract Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are products of anaerobic bacteria at mucosal sites, such as the female genital tract in bacterial vaginosis (BV)…”
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Differential CD4+ cell count increase and CD4+ :  CD8+ ratio normalization with maraviroc compared with tenofovir by Chan, Ellen S, Landay, Alan L, Brown, Todd T, Ribaudo, Heather J, Mirmonsef, Paria, Ofotokun, Igho, Weitzmann, M Neale, Martinson, Jeffrey, Klingman, Karin L, Eron, Joseph J, Fichtenbaum, Carl J, Plants, Jill, Taiwo, Babafemi O

“…OBJECTIVE:Studies exploring the immunologic effects of maraviroc (MVC) have produced mixed results; hence, it remains unclear whether MVC has unique…”
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A comparison of lower genital tract glycogen and lactic acid levels in women and macaques: implications for HIV and SIV susceptibility by Mirmonsef, Paria, Gilbert, Douglas, Veazey, Ronald S, Wang, Jing, Kendrick, Sabrina R, Spear, Gregory T

“…Understanding factors that affect heterosexual transmission of HIV in women is of great importance. Lactobacilli in the lower genital tract of women utilize…”
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A Summary of the First HIV Microbiome Workshop 2015 by Williams, Brett, Mirmonsef, Paria, Boucher, Charles A B, Bushman, Frederic, Carrington-Lawrence, Stacy, Collman, Ronald G, Dandekar, Satya, Dang, Que, Malaspina, Angela, Paredes, Roger, Stone, Arthur, Landay, Alan

“…The role of microbiota in the pathogenesis of HIV infection has become the subject of intense research in recent years. A rapidly growing amount of data…”
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An exploratory comparison of vaginal glycogen and Lactobacillus levels in pre- and post-menopausal women by Mirmonsef, Paria, Modur, Sharada, Burgad, Derick, Gilbert, Douglas, Golub, Elizabeth T., French, Audrey L., McCotter, Kerrie, Landay, Alan L., Spear, Greg T.

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