Expression and function of bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein in human genital tract epithelial cells

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 498-502

  Canny, Geraldine O ^a   Trifonova, Radiana T ^a   Kindelberger, David W ^a   Colgan, Sean P ^a   Fichorova, Raina N ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 16; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; BLOOD PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CERVIX UTERI; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS;

EID: 33746696607     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/505712     Document Type: Article

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