Changes in the microbiome as a factor in the development of isthmic cervical insufficiency
- Authors: Bakhtiyarov K.R.1, Abdulaeva A.S.1, Bimurzayeva M.B.1, Korolyova D.V.1, Kuzmina P.I.1
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Affiliations:
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
- Issue: Vol 11, No 1 (2024)
- Pages: 49-56
- Section: Literature reviews
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2313-8726/article/view/255368
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/2313-8726-2024-11-1-49-56
- ID: 255368
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Abstract
The status of a woman’s cervicovaginal microbiome may correlate with the risk of obstetric complications such as isthmic cervical insufficiency (ICI) and preterm delivery (PD). This review examined the relationship between the microbiome and ICI. The dominance of Lactobacillus crispatus and, possibly, L. gasseri in the microbiome was associated with full-term pregnancy, whereas the predominance of other Lactobacillus species and anaerobic bacteria led to the preterm rupture of membranes and PD. Notably, high levels of the antimicrobial peptide β-defensin 2, even without L. crispatus dominance, are also associated with full-term pregnancy. The analysis of the cervicovaginal and amniotic fluids of women who subsequently gave birth prematurely revealed an increase in the levels of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-2, IL-8, and IL-10. Changes in the microbiome composition and an increase in the maternal immune response lead to premature remodeling and softening of the cervix, i.e. ICI. Thus, early detection of changes in the cervicovaginal microbiome and cervicovaginal and amniotic fluids may be a prognostic marker for ICI and PD.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Kamil R. Bakhtiyarov
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Author for correspondence.
Email: doctorbah@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3176-5589
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
Russian Federation, MoscowAfet S. Abdulaeva
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: abdulaeva.a.00@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6680-6400
student
Russian Federation, MoscowMakka B. Bimurzayeva
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: bimakka@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3065-0755
student
Russian Federation, MoscowDaria V. Korolyova
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: dashak1504@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0009-0009-9093-2103
student
Russian Federation, MoscowPolina I. Kuzmina
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Email: kuzmina_p_i@student.sechenov.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0004-0098-1774
student
Russian Federation, MoscowReferences
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