Secretion of proinflammatory cytokines by epithelial cells in response to Chlamydia infection suggests a central role for epithelial cells in chlamydial pathogenesis

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-87

  Rasmussen, Stephanie J ^a,b   Eckmann, Lars ^c,g   Quayle, Alison J ^d   Shen, Li ^e   Zhang, You Xun ^e   Anderson, Deborah J ^d   Fierer, Joshua ^f   Stephens, Richard S ^a,b   Kagnoff, Martin F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; IL 1 ; IL 8; inflammation; mucosa

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0031020373     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI119136     Document Type: Article

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