The effects of sex hormones on immune function: a meta‐analysis

YZ Foo, S Nakagawa, G Rhodes… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The effects of sex hormones on immune function have received much attention, especially
following the proposal of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis. Many studies, both …

Experimental vaccine induces Th1-driven immune responses and resistance to Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in a murine model

Y Liu, LA Hammer, W Liu, MM Hobbs, RA Zielke… - Mucosal …, 2017 - nature.com
Female mice were immunized intravaginally with gonococcal outer membrane vesicles
(OMVs) plus microencapsulated interleukin-12 (IL-12), and challenged using an established …

Neisseria gonorrhoeae infects the human endocervix by activating non-muscle myosin II-mediated epithelial exfoliation

LC Wang, Q Yu, V Edwards, B Lin, J Qiu… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Colonization and disruption of the epithelium is a major infection mechanism of mucosal
pathogens. The epithelium counteracts infection by exfoliating damaged cells while …

[图书][B] Genetic adaptation contributing to increased gonococcal fitness during vaginal infection of CEACAM-humanized mice

J Lam - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gc), the obligate human pathogen responsible for gonorrhea, has
drastic consequences on reproductive health, if left untreated. Although, vaginal infection in …