Chlamydia pneumoniae activates epithelial cell proliferation via NF-κB and the glucocorticoid receptor

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 5814-5822

  Cornelsen Gencay, Mikael M ^a,b   Tamm, Michael ^a   Glanville, Allan ^b   Perruchoud, André P ^a   Roth, Michael ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CCAAT ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LUCIFERASE; MIFEPRISTONE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; THYMIDINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BASE SEQUENCE; CCAAT-ENHANCER-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; NF-KAPPA B; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 0141817941     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.10.5814-5822.2003     Document Type: Article

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