Epithelial cells in the female reproductive tract: A central role as sentinels of immune protection

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 65-76

  Wira, Charles R ^a   Grant Tschudy, Katherine S ^b,c   Crane Godreau, Margaret A ^a,d  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epithelial cells; Estradiol; Transepithelial resistance; Uterus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BETA DEFENSIN 1; BETA DEFENSIN 2; BETA DEFENSIN 5; CHEMOKINE; CLAUDIN; CYTOKINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OCCLUDIN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN ZO1; RAB PROTEIN; SEX HORMONE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL IMMUNITY; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FUNGUS IMMUNITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INNATE IMMUNITY; MICROBIAL IMMUNITY; MUCOSA CELL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA; VAGINA; VIRUS IMMUNITY; VIRUS INHIBITION;

EID: 14644404417     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2004.00248.x     Document Type: Review

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