Antifungal Activity of the Human Uterine Cervical Stem Cells Conditioned Medium (hUCESC-CM) Against Candida albicans and Other Medically Relevant Species of Candida
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2018-11-21Author
Schneider, José
Marcos Arias, Cristina
Eiro, Noemi
Vizoso, Francisco
Pérez Fernández, Román
Quindós Andrés, Guillermo
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Frontiers In Microbiology 9 : (2018) // Article ID 2818
Abstract
Candidiasis is a major cause of human morbidity and mortality. Human uterine cervical stem cells conditioned medium (hUCESC-CM) is obtained from stromal stem cells of the cervical transformation zone, which are in permanent contact with a wide array of potential vaginal pathogens. In previous reports we have found that hUCESC-CM has antitumor and antibacterial potential. Since Candida is the most prevalent yeast in the human vagina, it seems plausible that hUCESC-CM might also show activity against it.