Enhancement of adherence and growth of Chlamydia trachomatis by estrogen treatment of HeLa cells.

Treatment of HeLa 229 cultures with 17-beta-estradiol or with diethylstilbestrol, a synthetic estrogen analog, prior to infection with Chlamydia trachomatis UW31 (serovar K) or LGV440 (serovar L1) led to a 50 to 60% enhancement of chlamydial inclusion formation. After infection, the presence of estr...

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Main Authors: Bose, S K, Goswami, P C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1986
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC260842/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3744558
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