JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.85, no.1, pp.67-76, 2022 (ESCI)
Objective: Lactobacillus has been shown to inhibit proliferation of various cancer cells, but the effects of vaginal Lactobacillus on cervical cancer cells have rarely been reported. The goal of this investigation was to assess the anti-proliferative effect on cancer cell line HeLa (Human Cervical Carcinoma Cell) and potential probiotic properties of Lactobacillus plantarum L4 isolated from cervicovaginal flora of healthy women in Turkey.