臨床婦人科産科78巻1号

2024年01月発行

合併増大号　今月の臨床 産婦人科医のための感染症最新レクチャー

総論

女性生殖器の常在菌と粘膜免疫

著者： 髙田和秀¹ 相澤（小峯）志保子¹ 早川智¹

所属機関： ¹日本大学医学部病態病理学系微生物学分野

ページ範囲：P.12 - P.21

文献概要

●女性生殖器には独自の常在細菌叢が存在し，健康や疾患と密接な関係がある．

●粘膜組織は体の内外を隔てる免疫バリアとして機能する一方，細菌叢との共存を調整している．

●属から種，種から株レベルへ細菌叢研究の範囲は広がっている．

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