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Title: | Expression of integrin and toll-like receptors in cervical cancer (in vivo and ex vivo study) |
Authors: | Werner, Jeffrey Patrick |
Keywords: | Cervix uteri;Cancer;Research;Integrins;Cell receptors |
Issue Date: | 2009 |
Abstract: | Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women world-wide. Although persistent human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is considered the most important causative agent of cervical cancer, the mechanisms toward malignant transformation remain unclear. Some evidence suggest that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a shift in normal vaginal flora toward infection of Gram-negative bacteria, may play a role in the development of cervical cancer. As part of the innate immune system, toll-like receptors (TLR) are important for the early detection and clearance of viral and bacterial infections, and are posed to play an important role in the development of cervical cancer. |
URI: | http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/318 |
metadata.etd.degree.discipline: | Public Health |
metadata.etd.degree.name: | Master of Public Health |
metadata.etd.degree.level: | Master |
metadata.dc.contributor.advisor: | Ulanova, Marina Zehbe, Ingeborg |
Appears in Collections: | Electronic Theses and Dissertations from 2009 |
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