Role of Epithelial-Mesenchyme Transition in Chlamydia Pathogenesis.

Role of Epithelial-Mesenchyme Transition in Chlamydia Pathogenesis.

Chlamydia trachomatis genital infection in women causes serious adverse reproductive complications, and is a strong co-factor for human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cervical epithelial carcinoma. We tested the hypothesis that Chlamydia induces epithelial-mesenchyme transition (EMT) involving T c...

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Main Authors: Joseph U Igietseme, Yusuf Omosun, Olga Stuchlik, Matthew S Reed, James Partin, Qing He, Kahaliah Joseph, Debra Ellerson, Brigid Bollweg, Zenas George, Francis O Eko, Claudiu Bandea, Hsi Liu, Genyan Yang, Wun-Ju Shieh, Jan Pohl, Kevin Karem, Carolyn M Black
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145198

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145198

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