The importance of mucosal immunology to problems in human reproduction

被引:17
作者
Anderson, DJ
机构
[1] Fearing Research Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
关键词
mucosal immunology; reproductive tract; fertility regulation; AIDS;
D O I
10.1016/0165-0378(96)00979-5
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The field of mucosal immunology is making rapid advances towards establishing the molecular basis of mucosal defense mechanisms and the development of mucosal vaccines. Research on the mucosal immunology of male and female reproductive tract tissues is benefiting from these advances, as well as from current investigations on specialized immunologic features of the reproductive tract. This knowledge may soon be applicable to solutions for many important problems concerning human reproduction, such as fertility regulation and the current epidemic of sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.
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页数:17
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