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A Narrative Review Discussing the Obstetric Repercussions Due to Alterations of Personalized Bacterial Sites Developed within the Vagina, Cervix, and Endometrium

Background: The reproductive tract microbiota that evolved as an integrative component has been studied intensively in the last decade. As a result, novel research, clinical opportunities, and perspectives have been derived following the close investigation of this microecological environment. This...

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Autores principales: Doroftei, Bogdan, Ilie, Ovidiu-Dumitru, Armeanu, Theodora, Stoian, Irina-Liviana, Anton, Nicoleta, Babici, Ramona-Geanina, Ilea, Ciprian
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10419759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37568471
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12155069
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author Doroftei, Bogdan
Ilie, Ovidiu-Dumitru
Armeanu, Theodora
Stoian, Irina-Liviana
Anton, Nicoleta
Babici, Ramona-Geanina
Ilea, Ciprian
author_facet Doroftei, Bogdan
Ilie, Ovidiu-Dumitru
Armeanu, Theodora
Stoian, Irina-Liviana
Anton, Nicoleta
Babici, Ramona-Geanina
Ilea, Ciprian
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description Background: The reproductive tract microbiota that evolved as an integrative component has been studied intensively in the last decade. As a result, novel research, clinical opportunities, and perspectives have been derived following the close investigation of this microecological environment. This has paved the way for an update to and improvement of the management strategies and therapeutic approaches. However, obscurities, contradictions, and controversies arise regarding the ascension route from the vagina to the endometrium via the cervix, with finality in adverse obstetric outcomes. Methods: Starting from these considerations, we aimed to gather all existing data and information from four major academic databases (PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus, and ScienceDirect) published in the last 13 years (2010–2023) using a controlled vocabulary and dedicated terminology to enhance the coverage, identification, and sorting of potentially eligible studies. Results: Despite the high number of returned entries (n = 804), only a slight percentage (2.73%) of all manuscripts were deemed eligible following two rounds of evaluation. Cumulatively, a low level of Lactobacillus spp. and of other core microbiota members is mandatory, with a possible eubiosis-to-dysbiosis transition leading to an impairment of metabolic and endocrine network homeostasis. This transposes into a change in the pro-inflammatory landscape and activation of signaling pathways due to activity exerted by the bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)/endotoxins that further reflect a high risk of miscarriage in various stages. While the presence of some pathogenic entities may be suggestive of an adverse obstetric predisposition, there are still pros and cons of the role of specific strains, as only the vagina and cervix have been targeted as opposed to the endometrium, which recently started to be viewed as the key player in the vagina–cervix–endometrium route. Consequently, based on an individual’s profile, diet, and regime, antibiotics and probiotics might be practical or not. Conclusions: Resident bacteria have a dual facet and are beneficial for women’s health, but, at the same time, relaying on the abundance, richness, and evenness that are definitory indexes standing as intermediaries of a miscarriage.
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spelling pubmed-104197592023-08-12 A Narrative Review Discussing the Obstetric Repercussions Due to Alterations of Personalized Bacterial Sites Developed within the Vagina, Cervix, and Endometrium Doroftei, Bogdan Ilie, Ovidiu-Dumitru Armeanu, Theodora Stoian, Irina-Liviana Anton, Nicoleta Babici, Ramona-Geanina Ilea, Ciprian J Clin Med Review Background: The reproductive tract microbiota that evolved as an integrative component has been studied intensively in the last decade. As a result, novel research, clinical opportunities, and perspectives have been derived following the close investigation of this microecological environment. This has paved the way for an update to and improvement of the management strategies and therapeutic approaches. However, obscurities, contradictions, and controversies arise regarding the ascension route from the vagina to the endometrium via the cervix, with finality in adverse obstetric outcomes. Methods: Starting from these considerations, we aimed to gather all existing data and information from four major academic databases (PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus, and ScienceDirect) published in the last 13 years (2010–2023) using a controlled vocabulary and dedicated terminology to enhance the coverage, identification, and sorting of potentially eligible studies. Results: Despite the high number of returned entries (n = 804), only a slight percentage (2.73%) of all manuscripts were deemed eligible following two rounds of evaluation. Cumulatively, a low level of Lactobacillus spp. and of other core microbiota members is mandatory, with a possible eubiosis-to-dysbiosis transition leading to an impairment of metabolic and endocrine network homeostasis. This transposes into a change in the pro-inflammatory landscape and activation of signaling pathways due to activity exerted by the bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPSs)/endotoxins that further reflect a high risk of miscarriage in various stages. While the presence of some pathogenic entities may be suggestive of an adverse obstetric predisposition, there are still pros and cons of the role of specific strains, as only the vagina and cervix have been targeted as opposed to the endometrium, which recently started to be viewed as the key player in the vagina–cervix–endometrium route. Consequently, based on an individual’s profile, diet, and regime, antibiotics and probiotics might be practical or not. Conclusions: Resident bacteria have a dual facet and are beneficial for women’s health, but, at the same time, relaying on the abundance, richness, and evenness that are definitory indexes standing as intermediaries of a miscarriage. MDPI 2023-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC10419759/ /pubmed/37568471 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12155069 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Babici, Ramona-Geanina
Ilea, Ciprian
A Narrative Review Discussing the Obstetric Repercussions Due to Alterations of Personalized Bacterial Sites Developed within the Vagina, Cervix, and Endometrium
title A Narrative Review Discussing the Obstetric Repercussions Due to Alterations of Personalized Bacterial Sites Developed within the Vagina, Cervix, and Endometrium
title_full A Narrative Review Discussing the Obstetric Repercussions Due to Alterations of Personalized Bacterial Sites Developed within the Vagina, Cervix, and Endometrium
title_fullStr A Narrative Review Discussing the Obstetric Repercussions Due to Alterations of Personalized Bacterial Sites Developed within the Vagina, Cervix, and Endometrium
title_full_unstemmed A Narrative Review Discussing the Obstetric Repercussions Due to Alterations of Personalized Bacterial Sites Developed within the Vagina, Cervix, and Endometrium
title_short A Narrative Review Discussing the Obstetric Repercussions Due to Alterations of Personalized Bacterial Sites Developed within the Vagina, Cervix, and Endometrium
title_sort narrative review discussing the obstetric repercussions due to alterations of personalized bacterial sites developed within the vagina, cervix, and endometrium
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10419759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37568471
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12155069
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