Progesterone Modulates the Expression of Interleukin-6 in Cultured Term Human Uterine Cervical Fibroblasts

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 369-375

  Kim, Min Gyun ^a   Shim, Jae Yoon ^a   Pak, Jhang Ho ^a   Jung, Bok Kyung ^a   Won, Hye Sung ^a   Lee, Pil Ryang ^a   Kim, Ahm ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical fibroblast; Estrogen; Interleukin 6; Preterm labor; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION; UTERINE CERVIX;

CELLS, CULTURED; CERVIX UTERI; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTINS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84859731715     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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