[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasma genitalium: An Emerging Cause of Sexually Transmitted Disease in Women

CL McGowin, C Anderson-Smits - PLoS pathogens, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging sexually transmitted pathogen implicated in urethritis
in men and several inflammatory reproductive tract syndromes in women including cervicitis…

[HTML][HTML] Commensal bacteria modulate innate immune responses of vaginal epithelial cell multilayer cultures

WA Rose, CL McGowin, RA Spagnuolo… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The human vaginal microbiome plays a critical but poorly defined role in reproductive health.
Vaginal microbiome alterations are associated with increased susceptibility to sexually-…

[HTML][HTML] Intracellular Mycoplasma genitalium infection of human vaginal and cervical epithelial cells elicits distinct patterns of inflammatory cytokine secretion and …

CL McGowin, VL Popov, RB Pyles - BMC microbiology, 2009 - Springer
Background Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging sexually transmitted pathogen that has
been associated with significant reproductive tract inflammatory syndromes in women. In …

[HTML][HTML] Morphologic and molecular evaluation of Chlamydia trachomatis growth in human endocervix reveals distinct growth patterns

…, LR Buckner, DJ Tate, CL McGowin… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
In vitro models of Chlamydia trachomatis growth have long been studied to predict growth in
vivo. Alternative or persistent growth modes in vitro have been shown to occur under the …

The Unique Microbiology and Molecular Pathogenesis of Mycoplasma genitalium

CL McGowin, PA Totten - The Journal of infectious diseases, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Mycoplasma genitalium is increasingly appreciated as a common cause of sexually
transmitted disease syndromes, including urethritis in men and cervicitis, endometritis, pelvic …

Persistent Mycoplasma genitalium infection of human endocervical epithelial cells elicits chronic inflammatory cytokine secretion

CL McGowin, RS Annan, AJ Quayle… - Infection and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Infection with Mycoplasma genitalium has been associated with male and female urogenital
disease syndromes, including urethritis, cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and …

Mycoplasma genitalium-Encoded MG309 Activates NF-κB via Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 6 To Elicit Proinflammatory Cytokine Secretion from Human Genital Epithelial …

CL McGowin, L Ma, DH Martin, RB Pyles - Infection and immunity, 2009 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycoplasma genitalium has been implicated in several important reproductive tract syndromes
in women, including pelvic inflammatory disease, cervicitis, and tubal factor infertility. The …

[HTML][HTML] Chlamydia trachomatis Infection of Endocervical Epithelial Cells Enhances Early HIV Transmission Events

…, HL Albritton, PA Kozlowski, N Lacour, CL McGowin… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Chlamydia trachomatis causes a predominantly asymptomatic, but generally inflammatory,
genital infection that is associated with an increased risk for HIV acquisition. Endocervical …

Mycoplasma genitalium Infection Activates Cellular Host Defense and Inflammation Pathways in a 3-Dimensional Human Endocervical Epithelial Cell Model

CL McGowin, AL Radtke, K Abraham… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background. Because Mycoplasma genitalium is a prevalent and emerging cause of
sexually transmitted infections, understanding the mechanisms by which M. genitalium elicits …

Mycoplasma genitalium Rapidly Disseminates to the Upper Reproductive Tracts and Knees of Female Mice following Vaginal Inoculation

CL McGowin, RA Spagnuolo, RB Pyles - Infection and immunity, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Mycoplasma genitalium is an emerging sexually transmitted infection and in women is
associated with notable reproductive tract syndromes such as cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory …