Morphology of the immune cells in the wall of the human uterine tube and their possible impact on reproduction—uterine tube as a possible immune privileged organ

K Visnyaiová, I Varga, C Feitscherová… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The uterine tube, as well as other parts of the upper female reproductive system, is
immunologically unique in its requirements for tolerance to allogenic sperm and semi …

Testicular inflammation and infertility: Could chlamydial infections be contributing?

ER Bryan, J Kim, KW Beagley… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the global incidence of both male infertility and sexually transmitted infections rising
each year, the relationship between the two is relatively unstudied. Chlamydia is the most …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced clearance of C. muridarum infection using azithromycin-loaded liposomes

Y Arasu, E Bryan, FA Russell, N Huettner… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chlamydia trachomatis is an intracellular bacterium which infects around 129 million people
annually. Despite similar infection rates between sexes, most research investigating the …

Natural killer cells regulate pulmonary macrophages polarization in host defense against chlamydial respiratory infection

L Zhao, J Li, X Zhou, Q Pan, W Zhao, X Yang… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
NK cells and pulmonary macrophages both are important components of innate immunity.
The interaction between NK cells and pulmonary macrophages during chlamydial infection …

Pathogenic NKT cells attenuate urogenital chlamydial clearance and enhance infertility

CW Armitage, AJ Carey, ER Bryan… - Scandinavian …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Urogenital chlamydial infections continue to increase with over 127 million people affected
annually, causing significant economic and public health pressures. While the role of …

S100A8 expression in oviduct mucosal epithelial cells is regulated by estrogen and affects mucosal immune homeostasis

X Li, G Cao, H Yang, D Zhi, L Li, D Wang, M Liu, H Su - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Chronic inflammation can cause oviduct mucosal damage and immune dysfunction, leading
to infertility, early pregnancy loss, ectopic pregnancy, tumors, and a decrease in …

Clearing Chlamydia abortus infection in epithelial cells and primary human macrophages by use of antibiotics and the MDM2-p53-inhibitor nutlin-3

D Diensthuber, U Simnacher, S Peters… - … and infectious disease, 2022 - Elsevier
Chlamydia (C.) abortus is an emerging zoonotic pathogen. Since data on its antimicrobial
susceptibility are lacking, we aimed to determine minimal inhibitory (MIC) and minimal …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the Two Most Common Cancers of Primitive Gut-Derived Structures and Their Microbial Connections

A Ray, TF Moore, DSL Naik, DM Borsch - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
The gastrointestinal and respiratory systems are closely linked in different ways, including
from the embryological, anatomical, cellular, and physiological angles. The highest number …

Mediation of Interleukin‐23 and Tumor Necrosis Factor–Driven Reactive Arthritis by Chlamydia‐Infected Macrophages in SKG Mice

X Romand, X Liu, MA Rahman… - Arthritis & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective ZAP‐70W163C BALB/c (SKG) mice develop reactive arthritis (ReA) following
infection with Chlamydia muridarum. Since intracellular pathogens enhance their replicative …

Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae PCR detection in women treated for ectopic pregnancy

J Racková, J Záhumenský, M Zikán… - Journal of Obstetrics …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to determine the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis (ChT) and
Neisseria gonorrhoae (NG) in the genital tract of women with ectopic pregnancy and to …