The Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Curcumin Protects the Genital Mucosal Epithelial Barrier from Disruption and Blocks Replication of HIV-1 and HSV-2

• Victor H. Ferreira,

  Affiliations Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Aisha Nazli ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Aisha Nazli, Sara E. Dizzell

  Affiliations Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Sara E. Dizzell ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Aisha Nazli, Sara E. Dizzell

  Affiliations Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Kristen Mueller,

  Affiliations Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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• Charu Kaushic

  * E-mail: kaushic@mcmaster.ca

  Affiliations Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, McMaster Immunology Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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