Role of Toll-like receptor 4 and human defensin 5 in primary endocervical epithelial cells

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1762-1767

  Ma, Jing Mei ^a   Yang, Hui Xia ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Human defensin 5; Human primary endocervical epithelial cell; Toll like receptor 4

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; DEFENSIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; INNATE IMMUNITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALPHA-DEFENSINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CERVIX UTERI; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 77954494284     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.13.027     Document Type: Article

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