Rodas, Paula I.Jauffret, ClaudiaPérez, DorisGonzález, YaquelinCarreño, CarolinaTapia, Cecilia V.Osorio, EduardoVelasquez, Luis A.Christodoulides, Myron2024-09-172024-09-172017Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 215, Issue 3, Pages 452 - 45520170022-1899https://repositorio.unab.cl/handle/ria/60262Indexación: ScopusEpithelial shedding and scarring of fallopian tube mucosa are the main consequences of sexually transmitted Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection and probably involve an imbalance of host extracellular matrix components and their regulators such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). In the current study, primary human fallopian tube epithelial cells were infected with N. gonorrhoeae, and MMP patterns were examined. Gonococcal infection induced a significant increase in secreted MMP-9 and an accumulation of cytoplasmic MMP-2 over time, but no significant MMP-3 or MMP-8 production was observed. Thus, MMP-9 in particular could play a role in tubal scarring in response to gonococcal infection. © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society.enExtracellular matrixHuman Fallopian tube epithelial cellsMatrix metalloproteinasesNeisseria gonorrhoeaeArtículoAtribución/Reconocimiento 4.0 Internacional CC BY 4.0 Deed10.1093/infdis/jiw568