Open AccessHuman oviductal epithelial cells express Toll-like receptor 3 and respond to double-stranded RNA: Fallopian tube-specific mucosal immunity against viral infection
Author(s) -
Kaei Nasu,
H. Itoh,
Akitoshi Yuge,
Masakazu Nishida,
Hisashi Narahara
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/del385
Subject(s) - tlr3 , biology , chemokine , proinflammatory cytokine , oviduct , fallopian tube , immune system , interleukin 8 , innate immune system , toll like receptor , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , cytokine , inflammation , anatomy , endocrinology
The aim of this study was to evaluate the site-specific immunoregulatory mechanisms against viral infection in human Fallopian tubes.
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