Cancer Res Treat.  2006 Apr;38(2):108-111.

Hydrogen Peroxide Producing Lactobacilli in Women with Cervical Neoplasia

• Choi HS
• Kim KM
• Kim CH
• Kim SM
• Oh JS

Abstract

PURPOSE: It is well known that human papillomavirus (HPV) is the main cause of cervical neoplasia, and hydrogen peroxide-producing lactobacilli are the most important microorganisms for maintaining the balance of the vaginal ecosystem. The purpose of our study was to investigate the relationship of hydrogen peroxide-producing lactobacilli, cervical neoplasia and high-risk HPV.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We enrolled 1138 women with abnormal cervical smears or cervicograms who were referred to the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Chonnam National University Medical School. In all of them, 1,138 vaginal swabs were collected for the qualitative assay of hydrogen peroxide producing lactobacilli and 150 cervical swabs were used for the HPV hybrid capture II test without regard to the subjects' pregnancy status. In the non-pregnant women, 880 cervical biopsies and/or loop electrosurgical excision procedures were performed for making the histological diagnosis.
RESULTS
There was no significant difference not only between the distribution of H2O2 producing lactobacilli and the cervical histology, but also between the distribution of H2O2 producing lactobacilli and the positivity for high-risk HPV.
CONCLUSIONS
Both cervical neoplasia and high-risk HPV may not be influenced by the existence of hydrogen peroxide producing lactobacilli in the vagina.

Keyword

Hydrogen peroxide; Lactobacilli; Cervical neoplasia; Human papillomavirus

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Diagnosis
Ecosystem
Female
Gynecology
Humans
Hydrogen Peroxide*
Hydrogen*
Jeollanam-do
Obstetrics
Pregnancy
Schools, Medical
Vagina
Vaginal Smears
Hydrogen
Hydrogen Peroxide

Figure

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  Fig. 1 The blue colonies of H2O2 producing lactobacilli.

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