Neisseria gonorrhoeae Pilus Attenuates Cytokine Response of Human Fallopian Tube Explants

Background. A role for pilus during attachment of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to epithelia of the female reproductive tract is currently assumed. However, Pil(−) gonococci have been observed during infection of the reproductive tract, which prompted us to examine the effect of pili on the dynamics of infe...

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Main Authors: Velasquez, Luis, García, Katherine, Morales, Francisco, Heckels, John E., Orihuela, Pedro, Rodas, Paula I., Christodoulides, Myron, Cardenas, Hugo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270410/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22318778
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/491298
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