Human epididymis protein 4 and secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor in vaginal fluid: Relation to vaginal components and bacterial composition

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 538-542

  Orfanelli, Theofano ^a   Jayaram, Aswathi ^a   Doulaveris, Georgios ^a   Forney, Larry J ^b   Ledger, William J ^a   Witkin, Steven S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

cytokines; human epididymis protein 4; secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor; vagina; vaginal microbiome

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN B; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HUMAN EPIDIDYMIS PROTEIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; KALLIKREIN 5; MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN; NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE; RNA 16S; SECRETORY LEUKOCYTE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; AUTACOID; BACTERIAL DNA; PROTEIN; SLPI PROTEIN, HUMAN; WFDC2 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS INERS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINAL SECRETION; BACTERIA; BODILY SECRETIONS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; RIBOTYPING; SECRETION (PROCESS); VAGINA;

BACTERIA; BODILY SECRETIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MICROBIOTA; PROTEINS; RIBOTYPING; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SECRETORY LEUKOCYTE PEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; VAGINA;

EID: 84898947649     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719113503416     Document Type: Article

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