Seminal plasma differentially regulates inflammatory cytokine gene expression in human cervical and vaginal epithelial cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 491-501

  Sharkey, David J ^a   Macpherson, Anne M ^a   Tremellen, Kelton P ^b   Robertson, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Repromed   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervix; Chemokine; Cytokine; Immunology; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; GENE PRODUCT; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MESSENGER RNA; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; SPERM ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; VAGINA EPITHELIUM;

CELL LINE; CERVIX UTERI; CYTOKINES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEMEN; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 34447320193     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gam028     Document Type: Article

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