Proteins of human vaginal fluid

Fertil Steril. 1977 Dec;28(12):1345-8. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)42982-1.

Abstract

Proteins of vaginal fluid from normal and hysterectomized women were identified and compared with those of cervical mucus. Albumin, alpha1-antitrypsin, alpha2-haptoglobin, alpha2-macroglobulin, beta-lipoprotein, orosomucoid, ceruloplasmin, gamma chains, gamma G. K. (Bence Jones), and immunoglobulins G, A, and M were present in both vaginal fluid and cervical mucus. Fibrin and C-reactive protein were not found in the vaginal fluid but were identified in cervical mucus. alpha2-Haptoglobin, alpha2-macroglobulin, beta-lipoprotein, orosomucoid, and immunoglobulin M were absent in the vaginal fluid of hysterectomized women, indicating that their presence in the vaginal secretion of normal women may be due to contamination from cervical mucus.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blood Proteins / analysis
  • Cervix Mucus / analysis
  • Exudates and Transudates / analysis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hysterectomy
  • Proteins / analysis*
  • Vagina / metabolism*

Substances

  • Blood Proteins
  • Proteins