Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) results from ascension of sexually transmitted pathogens
from the lower genital tract to the uterus and/or fallopian tubes in women, with potential …

Abstract Interleukin (IL)-17A is a pro-inflammatory cytokine in mice and humans. It is
recognized as a key factor for the protection of mice against various pathogens, but it also …

Interleukin‐17 family cytokines, consisting of six members, participate in immune response
in infections and autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The prototype cytokine of the …

Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted disease
worldwide resulting in 4–5 million new cases of Chlamydia annually and an estimated 100 …

Most Chlamydia species carry a 7.5 kb plasmid encoding eight open reading frames
conventionally called plasmid glycoproteins 1–8 or pGP1–8. Although the plasmid is not …

The natural history of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections can vary widely; infections
can spontaneously resolve but can also last from months to years, potentially progressing to …

Chlamydiae are pathogenic intracellular bacteria that cause a wide variety of diseases
throughout the globe, affecting the eye, lung, coronary arteries and female genital tract …

Summary T helper type 17 (Th17) cells play an important role in immunity to fungal and
bacterial pathogens, although their role in the female genital tract, where exposure to these …

Ocular, genital, and anogenital infection by the obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia
trachomatis have been consistently associated with scar-forming sequelae. In cases of …

The optimal protective immunity against Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is still not fully resolved.
One of the unresolved issues concerns the importance of resident immunity, since a recent …