Trappin-2/Elafin: A novel innate anti-human immunodeficiency virus-1 molecule of the human female reproductive tract

Immunology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-219

  Ghosh, Mimi ^a   Shen, Zheng ^a   Fahey, John V ^a   Cu Uvin, Susan ^b   Mayer, Kenneth ^b   Wira, Charles R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiviral; Female reproductive tract; Human immunodeficiency virus; Poly(I:C); Trappin 2 Elafin

Indexed keywords

ELAFIN; POLYINOSINIC POLYCYTIDYLIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; UTERINE CERVIX EPITHELIUM; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA;

CERVIX UTERI; ELAFIN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HELA CELLS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; LUTEAL PHASE; POLY I-C; REPRODUCTION; UTERUS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 73949143527     PISSN: 00192805     EISSN: 13652567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2009.03165.x     Document Type: Article

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