title: Effects of female sex hormones on adhesion of Candida albicans yeast-like fungi to the buccal epithelium.
abstract: Hormonal regulation of receptor expression and glycogen concentrations in the epithelial cells of the oral cavity remains poorly studied. Adhesion of microorganisms to the vaginal epithelium correlates with their adhesion to the buccal epithelium. Analysis of the correlation between Candida adhesion to the vaginal and buccal epithelium depending on the hormonal status has demonstrated that activity of Candida albicans strains in the buccal epithelium correlates with their adhesion activity in the vaginal epithelium, with the coefficient of correlations (r) reaching 0.76.
authors: Department of Microbiology and Virology, Medical Faculty, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia.
authors: E G
authors: EG
authors: Kravtsov
authors: I V
authors: IV
authors: Anokhina
authors: Ya A
authors: YA
authors: Rybas
authors: N P
authors: NP
authors: Sachivkina
authors: A V
authors: AV
authors: Ermolaev
authors: S B
authors: SB
authors: Brodskaya
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000502:physiology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000382:microbiology*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000502:physiology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens