Nuclear factor-kappa B is essential for up-regulation of interleukin-8 expression in human amnion and cervical epithelial cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 787-790

  Elliott, C L ^a   Allport, V C ^b   Loudon, J A Z ^b   Wu, G D ^b   Bennett, P R ^b  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amnion; Cervix; Interleukin 8; NF kB; Parturition

Indexed keywords

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; CYTOKINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 8; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

AMNION CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL TYPE; CHILDBIRTH; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABOR; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STROMA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0034897260     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/7.8.787     Document Type: Article

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