BV	Bacterial vaginosis
pH	Potential of hydrogen
STI	Sexually Transmitted Infections
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
qPCR	Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
FISH	Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization
rRNA	Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid
HPV	Human Papilloma Virus
ROS	Reactive Oxygen Species
WNT	Wingless Type 1
IgA	Immunoglobulin A
PRR	Pattern Recognition Receptor
IL	Interleukin
MIP	Macrophage Inflammatory Protein
CCL-5	Chemokine C–C motif ligand 5
SLPI	Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alfa
GM-CSF	Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
NF-kB	Nuclear Factor-kB
NLRP3	NOD-like Receptor family Pyrin domain-containing 3
NOS	Reactive Nitrogen Species
NADPH	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
iNOS	Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthesis
SOD	Superoxide Dismutase
CAT	Catalase
MDA	Malondialdehyde
BCL-2	B-Cell CLL/Lymphoma 2
BAX	BCL2 Associated X
p53	Protein 53
pRB1	Protein Retinoblastoma 1
hTERT	Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase
FadA	Fusobacterium adhesin A
DnaK	Chaperone Protein DnaK
PARP1	Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase 1
NAD	Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
MUC	Mucin