Local expression of vaginal Th1 and Th2 cytokines in murine vaginal candidiasis under different immunity conditions

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 476-479

  Chen, Shanjuan ^a   Li, Shaohua ^a   Wu, Yan ^a   Liu, Zhixiang ^a   Li, Jiawen ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Immuno suppression; Murine model; Th1 Th2 cytokinese; Vaginal lavage

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ESTROGEN; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; VAGINA; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CYTOKINES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INTERLEUKIN-10; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-4; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; RNA, MESSENGER; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; VAGINA;

EID: 49749114271     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-008-0423-z     Document Type: Article

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