safety and anti-hiv assessments of natural vaginal cleansing products in an established topical microbicides in vitro testing algorithm自然阴道清洗产品的安全性和抗艾滋病评估在一个既定的局部杀菌剂体外测试算法.pdfVIP

Lackman-Smith et al. AIDS Research and Therapy 2010, 7:22 /content/7/1/22 R E S E A R C H Open Access Research Safety and anti-HIV assessments of natural vaginal cleansing products in an established topical microbicides in vitro testing algorithm 1 1 1 1 1 Carol S Lackman-Smith* , Beth A Snyder , Katherine M Marotte , Mark C Osterling , Marie K Mankowski , 1 1 2 1,3 Maureen Jones , Lourdes Nieves-Duran , Nicola Richardson-Harman , James E Cummins Jr and Brigitte E Sanders- Beer1,4 Abstract Background: At present, there is no effective vaccine or other approved product for the prevention of sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. It has been reported that women in resource- poor communities use vaginally applied citrus juices as topical microbicides. These easily accessible food products have historically been applied to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and cytotoxicity of these substances using an established topical microbicide testing algorithm. Freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice and household vinegar were tested in their original state or in pH neutralized form for efficacy and cytotoxicity in the CCR5-tropic cell-free entry and cell-associated transmission assays, CXCR4- tropic entry and fusion assays, and in a human PBMC-based anti-HIV-1 assay. These products were also tested for their effect on viability of cervico-vaginal cell lines, human cervical explant tissues, and beneficial Lactobacillus species. Results: Natural lime and lemon ju