American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 548.e1-548.e9 , November 2008

Group B streptococcus exploits lipid rafts and phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway to invade human endometrial cells

  • Pawel Goluszko, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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  • Vsevolod Popov, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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  • Julie Wen, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
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  • Amanda Jones, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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  • Chandra Yallampalli, DVM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Chandra Yallampalli, DVM, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, MRB, 11.138, Rt 106,2 Galveston, TX 77555-1062

Received 24 August 2007 ,Revised 22 January 2008 ,Accepted 21 March 2008.

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 This study was supported in part by Grant HL-72650 from the National Institutes of Health (to C.Y.).

 Cite this article as: Goluszko P, Popov V, Wen J, et al. Group B streptococcus exploits lipid rafts and phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway to invade human endometrial cells. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008;199:548.e1-548.e9.

PII: S0002-9378(08)00346-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.051

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 548.e1-548.e9 , November 2008

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