Abnormally up-regulated cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator expression and uterine fluid accumulation contribute to Chlamydia trachomatis-induced female infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2608-2614

  He, Qiong ^a   Tsang, Lai Ling ^a   Ajonuma, Louis Chukwuemeka ^a   Chan, Hsiao Chang ^a  

^a Key Laboratory for Regenerative Medicine of Ministry of Education of China   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; implantation; TNF

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; ESTROGEN; TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FLUID TRANSPORT; ION TRANSPORT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UPREGULATION; UTERUS FLUID;

ANIMALS; BODY FLUIDS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; RNA, MESSENGER; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UP-REGULATION; UTERUS;

EID: 77952320849     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.040     Document Type: Article

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