Rectal mucosal inflammation, microbiome, and wound healing in men who have sex with men who engage in receptive anal intercourse

Rectal mucosal inflammation, microbiome, and wound healing in men who have sex with men who engage in receptive anal intercourse

Abstract Mucosal injury is common during consensual intercourse and induces an inflammatory response that could contribute to pathogen transmission including HIV. Here, we compared mucosal immune and microbiome responses to experimentally induced mucosal injury between men who have sex with men enga...

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Main Authors: Vanessa E. Van Doren, Cassie G. Ackerley, Robert A. Arthur, Phillip M. Murray, S. Abigail Smith, Yi-Juan Hu, Colleen F. Kelley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Mucosal immunology
Microbiome
Mucosal healing
Bacterial guilds
Receptive anal intercourse
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80074-1
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