Abstract:
Objective To investigate the correlation between the levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10), interferon gamma (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor -α (TNF-α) in vaginal lavage fluid and the distribution of microbial flora in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.
Methods A total of 200 patients with cervicitis or suspected cervical lesions were selected as the observation objects, and they were divided into control group (113 cases with high-risk HPV negative) and HPV infection group (87 cases with high-risk HPV positive) according to whether they were infected with high-risk HPV. The microbial distribution of vaginal secretions was detected. The levels of IL-10, IFN-γ, TNF-α in vaginal lavage fluid were detected by ELISA, and the correlation between the levels of IL-10, IFN-γ, TNF-α and the distribution of vaginal microbiota was analyzed.
Results There was significant difference in the severity of cervical lesions between the two groups (P < 0.01). There was no significant difference in the proportion of mold, trichomonas and mycoplasma infection between the two groups (P > 0.05). The proportion of Lactobacillus patients in HPV infection group was significantly lower than that in the control group, and the proportion of bacterial vaginitis, chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum patients was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05 ~ P < 0.01). Compared with the control group, the level of IL-10 in vaginal lavage fluid of patients with HPV infection group was significantly increased, and the levels of IFN -γ and TNF -α were significantly decreased (P < 0.01). The level of IL-10 in vaginal lavage fluid of patients in HPV infection group was negatively correlated with the infection rate of Lactobacillus, and positively correlated with the positive infection rate of bacterial vaginitis, chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum. The levels of IFN-γ and TNF-α were positively correlated with the infection rate of Lactobacillus, and negatively correlated with the positive infection rate of bacterial vaginitis, chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum (P < 0.01).
Conclusions The level of IL-10 in vaginal lavage fluid of patients with HPV infection increases, while the levels of IFN -γ and TNF -α decrease, which is related to the distribution of vaginal microbiota in patients, and has guiding significance for the prevention and treatment of cervical lesions.