Regulation of Mucosal Immunity in the Female Reproductive Tract: The Role of Sex Hormones in Immune Protection Against Sexually Transmitted Pathogens

Innate Immunity in the Vagina (Part I): Estradiol Inhibits HBD2 and Elafin Secretion by Human Vaginal Epithelial Cells

(2013) Mickey V. Patel et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Estradiol Reduces Susceptibility of CD4+ T Cells and Macrophages to HIV-Infection

(2013) Marta Rodriguez-Garcia et al.   PLoS One

Potential Mechanisms for Increased HIV-1 Transmission Across the Endocervical Epithelium During C. trachomatis Infection

(2012) Danny J. Schust et al.   CURRENT HIV RESEARCH

Selective Impact of HIV Disease Progression on the Innate Immune System in the Human Female Reproductive Tract

(2012) Timothy Lahey et al.   PLoS One

Anti-HIV-1 Activity of Elafin Depends on Its Nuclear Localization and Altered Innate Immune Activation in Female Genital Epithelial Cells

(2012) Anna G. Drannik et al.   PLoS One

Innate Immunity in the Human Female Reproductive Tract: Endocrine Regulation of Endogenous Antimicrobial Protection Against HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections

(2011) Charles R. Wira et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Generation of Transmitted/Founder HIV-1 Infectious Molecular Clones and Characterization of Their Replication Capacity in CD4 T Lymphocytes and Monocyte-Derived Macrophages

(2011) C. Ochsenbauer et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Sex Hormone Regulation of Innate Immunity in the Female Reproductive Tract: The Role of Epithelial Cells in Balancing Reproductive Potential with Protection against Sexually Transmitted Pathogens

(2010) Charles R. Wira et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Epithelial cell secretions from the human female reproductive tract inhibit sexually transmitted pathogens and Candida albicans but not Lactobacillus

(2010) C R Wira et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Anti-HIV Activity in Cervical-Vaginal Secretions from HIV-Positive and -Negative Women Correlate with Innate Antimicrobial Levels and IgG Antibodies

(2010) Mimi Ghosh et al.   PLoS One

Uterine Epithelial Cell Regulation of DC-SIGN Expression Inhibits Transmitted/Founder HIV-1 Trans Infection by Immature Dendritic Cells

(2010) Daniel O. Ochiel et al.   PLoS One

Exposure to HIV-1 Directly Impairs Mucosal Epithelial Barrier Integrity Allowing Microbial Translocation

(2010) Aisha Nazli et al.   PLoS Pathogens

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: CCL20/MIP3α is a Novel Anti-HIV-1 Molecule of the Human Female Reproductive Tract

(2009) Mimi Ghosh et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Estradiol modulation of hepatocyte growth factor by stromal fibroblasts in the female reproductive tract

(2009) Kimberly D. Coleman et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization alters the intrauterine cytokine, chemokine, and growth factor milieu encountered by the embryo

(2009) Carolien M. Boomsma et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Endometrial secretion analysis identifies a cytokine profile predictive of pregnancy in IVF

(2009) C.M. Boomsma et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Trappin-2/Elafin: a novel innate anti-human immunodeficiency virus-1 molecule of the human female reproductive tract

(2009) Mimi Ghosh et al.   IMMUNOLOGY

Comprehensive Proteomic Analysis of Human Endometrial Fluid Aspirate

(2009) Juan Casado-Vela et al.   JOURNAL OF PROTEOME RESEARCH

A new strategy to understand how HIV infects women: identification of a window of vulnerability during the menstrual cycle

(2008) Charles R Wira et al.   AIDS

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Quantification and Comparison of Toll-Like Receptor Expression and Responsiveness in Primary and Immortalized Human Female Lower Genital Tract Epithelia

(2008) Melissa M. Herbst-Kralovetz et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

Increased Levels of HIV-1-Infected Cells in Endocervical Secretions After the Luteinizing Hormone Surge

(2008) Sarah Benki et al.   JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES

Estradiol selectively regulates innate immune function by polarized human uterine epithelial cells in culture

(2008) J V Fahey et al.   Mucosal Immunology