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Chlamydia
Research from University of California, Medical Department in the area of chlamydia published
April 10th, 2008
"Inflammatory responses mediated by antigen-presenting dendritic cells (DCs), can be modulated by the presence of prostaglandins (PG), including prostaglandin E-2 (PGE(2)). PGE(2) modifies the production of an immune response by altering DC function through PGE(2) receptors," investigators in the United States report. "PGE(2) is produced by epithelial cells lining the murine female reproductive tract during Chlamydia muridarum infection and likely manipulates the antichlamydial immune response during antigen uptake in the genital mucosa. Our data demonstrate that the PGE(2) present locally in the genital tract upon chlamydial genital infection enhanced the recruitment...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-04-10)
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