Chlamydia trachomatis infection increases fallopian tube PROKR2 via TLR2 and NFκB activation resulting in a microenvironment predisposed to ectopic pregnancy

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 253-260

  Shaw, Julie L V ^a   Wills, Gillian S ^b   Lee, Kai Fai ^c   Horner, Paddy J ^d   McClure, Myra O ^b   Abrahams, Vikki M ^e   Wheelhouse, Nick ^f,g   Jabbour, Henry N ^a   Critchley, Hilary O D ^a   Entrican, Gary ^f,g   Horne, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; PROKINETICIN RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERINE TUBE; UTERINE TUBE MUCOSA; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

EID: 79251482778     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: 15252191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.11.019     Document Type: Article

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