Enhanced synthesis of proinflammatory cytokines by vulvar vestibular fibroblasts: implications for vulvar vestibulitis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 346.e1-346.e8

  Foster, David C ^a   Piekarz, Katherine H ^a   Murant, Thomas I ^a   LaPoint, Randi ^a   Haidaris, Constantine G ^a   Phipps, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

candidiasis; cytokine; melanocortin; vulvar vestibulitis; vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR 1; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MELANOCORTIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

EID: 33947698299     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.12.038     Document Type: Article

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