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List of works by Charu Kaushic

A birth control vaccine is on the horizon for family planning.

scientific article published on April 1993

A novel role for IL-17 in enhancing type 1 helper T cell immunity in the female genital tract following mucosal HSV-2 vaccination

scientific article published on 27 September 2017

A role for mucosal IL-22 production and Th22 cells in HIV-associated mucosal immunopathogenesis

scientific article published in August 2012

Antifertility effects of neem (Azadirachta indica) oil by single intrauterine administration:a novel method for contraception

scientific article published on 01 December 1990

Antigen-presenting cells in the female reproductive tract: influence of estradiol on antigen presentation by vaginal cells

scientific article published on 01 August 2000

Association of high-risk sexual behaviour with diversity of the vaginal microbiota and abundance of Lactobacillus

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CD11b+ Dendritic Cell-Mediated Anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis Th1 Activation Is Counterregulated by CD103+ Dendritic Cells via IL-10.

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Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the female reproductive tract of the rat: influence of progesterone on infectivity and immune response.

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Considerations for the rational design of a Chlamydia vaccine

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Correction: Estradiol Enhances CD4+ T-Cell Anti-Viral Immunity by Priming Vaginal DCs to Induce Th17 Responses via an IL-1-Dependent Pathway

scientific article published on 8 June 2016

Curcumin Can Decrease Tissue Inflammation and the Severity of HSV-2 Infection in the Female Reproductive Mucosa

scientific article published on 04 January 2020

Delayed but effective induction of mucosal memory immune responses against genital HSV-2 in the absence of secondary lymphoid organs.

scientific article published on 20 June 2012

Differential induction of innate anti-viral responses by TLR ligands against Herpes simplex virus, type 2, infection in primary genital epithelium of women.

scientific article published on 12 November 2008

Effects of Female Sex Hormones on Susceptibility to HSV-2 in Vaginal Cells Grown in Air-Liquid Interface.

scientific article published on 30 August 2016

Effects of estradiol and progesterone on susceptibility and early immune responses to Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the female reproductive tract

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Endometrial epithelial cell response to semen from HIV-infected men during different stages of infection is distinct and can drive HIV-1-long terminal repeat

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Endometrial epithelial cell responses to coinfecting viral and bacterial pathogens in the genital tract can activate the HIV-1 LTR in an NF{kappa}B-and AP-1-dependent manner

scientific article published in July 2011

Enhancement of Antituberculosis Immunity in a Humanized Model System by a Novel Virus-Vectored Respiratory Mucosal Vaccine.

scientific article published on 20 May 2017

Estradiol Enhances CD4+ T-Cell Anti-Viral Immunity by Priming Vaginal DCs to Induce Th17 Responses via an IL-1-Dependent Pathway

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Estradiol limits viral replication following intravaginal immunization leading to diminished mucosal IgG response and non-sterile protection against genital herpes challenge.

scientific article published on 11 January 2010

Estradiol regulation of secretory component: expression by rat uterine epithelial cells.

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Exposure to HIV-1 directly impairs mucosal epithelial barrier integrity allowing microbial translocation

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Expression of Toll-like receptors in murine vaginal epithelium is affected by the estrous cycle and stromal cells

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Frequency of Human CD45+ Target Cells is a Key Determinant of Intravaginal HIV-1 Infection in Humanized Mice

scientific article published on 10 November 2017

HIV-1 gp120 induces TLR2- and TLR4-mediated innate immune activation in human female genital epithelium

scientific article published on 16 September 2013

HIV‐1 Infection in the Female Reproductive Tract: Role of Interactions between HIV‐1 and Genital Epithelial Cells

scientific article published on January 12, 2011

HSV-2 vaccine: current state and insights into development of a vaccine that targets genital mucosal protection.

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Herpes simplex virus type 2 coinfection does not accelerate CD4 count decline in untreated HIV infection.

scientific article published on 9 April 2013

High Physiological Concentrations of Progesterone Reverse Estradiol-Mediated Changes in Differentiation and Functions of Bone Marrow Derived Dendritic Cells

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Hormonal influence on HIV-1 transmission in the female genital tract: New insights from systems biology

scholarly article by Haley A. Dupont et al published 16 July 2018 in American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

IL-17 Production by γδ+ T Cells Is Critical for Inducing Th17 Responses in the Female Genital Tract and Regulated by Estradiol and Microbiota

scientific article published on 17 July 2019

Immunization with chlamydial type III secretion antigens reduces vaginal shedding and prevents fallopian tube pathology following live C. muridarum challenge.

scientific article published on 17 June 2016

Increased prevalence of sexually transmitted viral infections in women: the role of female sex hormones in regulating susceptibility and immune responses.

scientific article published on 05 February 2011

Influence of common mucosal co-factors on HIV infection in the female genital tract.

scientific article published on 12 March 2014

Influence of the estrous cycle on the presence and distribution of immune cells in the rat reproductive tract.

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Influenza Infection Leads to Increased Susceptibility to Subsequent Bacterial Superinfection by Impairing NK Cell Responses in the Lung

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Innate and adaptive immune responses in male and female reproductive tracts in homeostasis and following HIV infection

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Latent TGF-β1 is compartmentalized between blood and seminal plasma of HIV-positive men and its activation in semen is negatively correlated with viral load and immune activation

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Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Regulates HIV-1 Uptake and Transcytosis but Not Replication in Primary Genital Epithelial Cells, Resulting in Enhanced T-Cell Infection.

scientific article published on 23 December 2014

Medroxyprogesterone acetate alters the vaginal microbiota and microenvironment in women and increases susceptibility to HIV-1 in humanized mice

scientific article published on 23 October 2019

Medroxyprogesterone acetate-treated human, primary endometrial epithelial cells reveal unique gene expression signature linked to innate immunity and HIV-1 susceptibility.

scientific article published on 6 November 2017

MicroRNA-155 is required for clearance of Streptococcus pneumoniae from the nasopharynx.

scientific article published on 25 August 2014

Mode of long-term antifertility effect of intrauterine neem treatment (IUNT)

scientific article published on 01 March 1995

Polymeric Immunoglobulin a Receptor in the Rodent Female Reproductive Tract: Influence of Estradiol in the Vagina and Differential Expression of Messenger Ribonucleic Acid during Estrous Cycle1

scientific article published on 01 November 1997

Polymeric immunoglobin (Ig) receptor production and IgA transcytosis in polarized primary cultures of mature rat uterine epithelial cells.

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Primary human epithelial cell culture system for studying interactions between female upper genital tract and sexually transmitted viruses, HSV-2 and HIV-1.

scientific article published on 04 October 2011

Progesterone increases susceptibility and decreases immune responses to genital herpes infection

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Protection against genital herpes infection in mice immunized under different hormonal conditions correlates with induction of vagina-associated lymphoid tissue

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Protective Effect of Probiotic Bacteria and Estrogen in Preventing HIV-1-Mediated Impairment of Epithelial Barrier Integrity in Female Genital Tract

scientific article published on 21 September 2019

Role of sex hormones and the vaginal microbiome in susceptibility and mucosal immunity to HIV-1 in the female genital tract.

scientific article published on 12 September 2017

Susceptibility of human female primary genital epithelial cells to herpes simplex virus, type-2 and the effect of TLR3 ligand and sex hormones on infection.

scientific article published on 19 September 2007

TRIM26 Facilitates HSV-2 Infection by Downregulating Antiviral Responses through the IRF3 Pathway

scientific article published on 06 January 2021

The anti-inflammatory activity of curcumin protects the genital mucosal epithelial barrier from disruption and blocks replication of HIV-1 and HSV-2

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The relationship between sex hormones, the vaginal microbiome and immunity in HIV-1 susceptibility in women

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The reproductive cycle is a pathogenic determinant during gonococcal pelvic inflammatory disease in mice.

scientific article published on 23 December 2015

The role of the local microenvironment in regulating susceptibility and immune responses to sexually transmitted viruses in the female genital tract.

scientific article published on 25 October 2009

Transcriptional profiling of primary endometrial epithelial cells following acute HIV-1 exposure reveals gene signatures related to innate immunity

scientific article published on 8 February 2018