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Christopher Gontier

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:flow cytometry· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Edwin WalongiD· 2 shared Anne Barasa· 1 shared Elizabeth BukusiiD· 1 shared Walter JaokoiD· 1 shared

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Association between use of the progestin Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate and Female Cervicovaginal Lavage Proinflammatory Cytokines among HIV-1 and HSV-2 co-infected African women: a case control study

Edwin Walong, Christopher Gontier, Walter Jaoko, Elizabeth Bukusi

This study finds that DMPA use in HIV-positive women is associated with reduced proinflammatory cytokines and increased IL-10 in cervicovaginal lavage, potentially explaining increased HIV transmission.

bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2016 · PreprintImmunology

Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate is associated with increased Peripheral blood CD 3 and CD 4 T-Lymphocyte Counts among ART-Naive women living with HIV

Edwin Walong, Anne Barasa, Christopher Gontier

This study finds that depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is associated with higher median CD3 and CD4 T-lymphocyte counts in ART-naive HIV-positive women compared to non-users.

bioRxiv · Jul 30, 2016 · PreprintImmunology