Association of Trichomonas vaginalis with its symbiont Mycoplasma hominis synergistically upregulates the in vitro proinflammatory response of human monocytes

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 449-454

  Fiori, Pier Luigi ^a   Diaz, Nicia ^a   Cocco, Anna Rita ^a   Rappelli, Paola ^a   Dessi, Daniele ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze Botaniche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYMBIONT; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; UPREGULATION;

INFLAMMATION; MYCOPLASMA; TRICHOMONAS;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CELL LINE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; CYTOKINES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MONOCYTES; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NF-KAPPA B; SYMBIOSIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 84884534763     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-051006     Document Type: Article

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