Uterine Epithelial Cells Specifically Induce Interferon-Stimulated Genes in Response to Polyinosinic-Polycytidylic Acid Independently of Estradiol - Patel, Mickey V.; Ghosh, Mimi; Fahey, John V.; Wira, Charles R. (PloS one, 2012)
Keywords: 17β-Estradiol; Antibodies; Antibodies, Neutralizing - pharmacology; Bacterial infections; Biochemistry; Biological response modifiers; Biology; Cell Line; CpG islands; Cytokines; Dendritic cells; eIF-2 Kinase - genetics; eIF-2 Kinase - immunology; Epithelial cells; Epithelial Cells - cytology; Epithelial Cells - drug effects; Epithelial Cells - immunology; Estradiol; Estradiol - pharmacology; Exposure; Female; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation - drug effects; Gene Expression Regulation - immunology; Genes; Genetic research; Genomes; GTP-Binding Proteins - genetics; GTP-Binding Proteins - immunology; Herpes viruses; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human subjects; Humans; Imiquimod; Immune system; Immunity, Innate - drug effects; Infections; Innate immunity; Interferon; Interferon-beta - antagonists & inhibitors; Interferon-beta - genetics; Interferon-beta - immunology; Kinases; Medical schools; Medicine; Menstrual cycle; Menstruation; Myxovirus Resistance Proteins; Neurobiology; Neurosciences; Nucleotidyltransferases - genetics; Nucleotidyltransferases - immunology; Phenols (Class of compounds); Physiology; Poly I-C - pharmacology; Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid; Primary Cell Culture; Proteins; Receptors, Interferon - antagonists & inhibitors; Receptors, Interferon - genetics; Receptors, Interferon - immunology; RNA; Rodents; Sex hormones; Sexually transmitted diseases; Signal Transduction - drug effects; Signal Transduction - immunology; STD; Stimulation; TLR3 protein; Toll-like receptors; Toll-Like Receptors - immunology; Uterus; Uterus - cytology; Uterus - drug effects; Uterus - immunology; Virology; Lebanon