Sexually transmitted infections and female reproductive health

OT Van Gerwen, CA Muzny, JM Marrazzo - Nature microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Women are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections (STIs) throughout
life. In addition to their high prevalence in women, STIs have debilitating effects on female …

Intranasal vaccine: Factors to consider in research and development

H Xu, L Cai, S Hufnagel, Z Cui - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Most existing vaccines for human use are administered by needle-based injection.
Administering vaccines needle-free intranasally has numerous advantages over by needle …

A comprehensive review on avian chlamydiosis: a neglected zoonotic disease

K Ravichandran, S Anbazhagan, K Karthik… - Tropical animal health …, 2021 - Springer
Avian chlamydiosis is one of the important neglected diseases with critical zoonotic
potential. Chlamydia psittaci, the causative agent, affects most categories of birds, livestock …

[HTML][HTML] Chlamydia trachomatis: Cell biology, immunology and vaccination

SM Murray, PF McKay - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agent of a highly prevalent sexually transmitted
bacterial disease and is associated with a number of severe disease complications. Current …

The Chlamydia trachomatis Inclusion Membrane Protein CTL0390 Mediates Host Cell Exit via Lysis through STING Activation

RC Bishop, I Derré - Infection and Immunity, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is the causative agent of the
most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease. Upon internalization into …

Whole Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genome Analyses of Chlamydia abortus Strains of Avian Origin Suggests That Chlamydia abortus Species Should Be …

K Zaręba-Marchewka, M Szymańska-Czerwińska… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
A variety of Chlamydia species belonging to the Chlamydiaceae family have been reported
in birds. Until recently, C. psittaci was considered to be the most common avian species …

[HTML][HTML] The multiple functions of the numerous Chlamydia trachomatis secreted proteins: the tip of the iceberg

JN Bugalhão, LJ Mota - Microbial Cell, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Chlamydia trachomatis serovars are obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens mainly
causing ocular and urogenital infections that affect millions of people worldwide and which …

Chlamydia trachomatis vaccines for genital infections: where are we and how far is there to go?

LM de la Maza, TL Darville, S Pal - Expert review of vaccines, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial
pathogen in the world. Antibiotic treatment does not prevent against reinfection and a …

Helping koalas battle disease – Recent advances in Chlamydia and koala retrovirus (KoRV) disease understanding and treatment in koalas

BL Quigley, P Timms - FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The iconic Australian marsupial, the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), has suffered dramatic
population declines as a result of habitat loss and fragmentation, disease, vehicle collision …

Th1 cells are dispensable for primary clearance of Chlamydia from the female reproductive tract of mice

JA Rixon, CE Depew, SJ McSorley - PLoS pathogens, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Protective immune responses to Chlamydia infection within the female reproductive tract
(FRT) are incompletely understood. MHC class II-restricted CD4 Th1 responses are believed …