IL-6 and IL-10 in the serum and exfoliated cervical cells of patients infected with high-risk human papillomavirus.

Persistent infection by high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is the main cause of cervical cancer and its precursor lesions. While some cytokines help immune cells in virus clearance, others contribute to the persistence of infection and neoplastic progression. Here, the levels of interferon (IFN...

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Main Authors: Camila Mareti Bonin-Jacob, Larissa Zatorre Almeida-Lugo, Marco Antonio Moreira Puga, Ana Paula Machado, Cacilda Tezelli Junqueira Padovani, Mariana Calarge Noceti, Alda Maria Teixeira Ferreira, Carlos Eurico Dos Santos Fernandes, Júlio César Possati Resende, Adriane Cristina Bovo, Inês Aparecida Tozetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248639