Modern ideas about the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of chronic nonspecific cervicitis

Abstract

Currently, cervicitis of nonspecific etiology is one of the urgent problems of modern gynecology due to the extremely high frequency of their occurrence, a tendency to a chronic relapsing course, a negative impact on reproductive health, and the risk of developing a number of complications. The role of violations of vaginal microbiocenosis and local immune status in the development of CNC has been convincingly shown. The replacement of lactobacilli with predominantly anaerobic microorganisms (Ureaplasma, Mycoplasma, Gardnerella vaginalis, Prevotella, Peptostreptococcus spp. and Bacteroides spp.), characteristic of bacterial vaginosis, is extremely often detected in patients with CNC. Of particular importance from the point of view of clarifying the pathophysiological mechanisms of development and the development of new diagnostic and prognostic markers, as well as the personalization of CNC therapy, is the study of the cytokine status. Cervicitis and other inflammatory diseases of the lower genital tract are characterized by an increase in the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines with simultaneous inhibition of the formation of anti-inflammatory cytokines. Significant multidirectional changes in the balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines were revealed in active and chronic sluggish cervicitis. It should be noted that, despite the variety of proposed approaches to CNC therapy, this problem is still far from being solved to date. One of the promising directions is the personalization of CNC therapy based on molecular genetic markers (polymorphisms of cytokine genes, Toll-like receptors, genes of the detoxification system). The use of such a personalized approach can significantly increase the effectiveness of CNC treatment and reduce the risk of disease recurrence.

Keywords

• chronic cervicitis
• nonspecific chronic cervicitis
• vaginal microbiota
• vaginal microbiocenosis
• bacterial vaginosis