Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydophila abortus induce the expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor in cells of the human female reproductive tract

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 465-468

  Wheelhouse, Nick ^a   Wattegedera, Sean ^a   Fleming, Diana ^b   Fitch, Paul ^c   Kelly, Rodney ^b   Entrican, Gary ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC Reproductive Biology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Innate immunity; Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SECRETORY LEUKOCYTE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SLPI PROTEIN, HUMAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TROPHOBLAST; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; CELL LINE; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HELA CELL; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

CELL LINE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; SECRETORY LEUKOCYTE PEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 58149229643     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2008.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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