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ArticlePathogens and disease2017

Effect of cold water-induced stress on immune response, pathology and fertility in mice during Chlamydia muridarum genital infection.

Tesfaye Belay, Anthony Woart, Vincent Graffeo

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Article in Pathogens and disease, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tesfaye BelayBluefield State College, Bluefield, WV 24701, USA.
Anthony WoartBluefield State College, Bluefield, WV 24701, USA.
Vincent GraffeoSt. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, WV 25701, USA.
Bluefield State College · USSt. Mary's Medical Center · US

Funding

WV INBRE: The Inhibitor of Growth Family Member 4 (ING4) inhibits L-Type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (LAT1) expression to suppress Breast CancerP20GM103434 · NIGMS · MARSHALL UNIVERSITY · PI GARY O RANKIN · 2012 to 2026
$61.1M
Effects and mechanisms of cold-induced stress on the development of chlamydia genital infection in a mouse modelR15AI124156 · NIAID · BLUEFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BELAY, TESFAYE · 2016 to 2016
$423k
NIAID NIH HHS R15 AI124156NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103434
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genital infection by Chlamydia trachomatis is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease worldwide. It causes serious reproductive health complications, including pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility. Stress is implicated as a risk factor for various infections; however, its effect on chlamydia genital infection is unknown. We previously showed that repeated exposure of mice to cold water results in increased severity of chlamydia genital infection. In this study, cold water-induced stress resulted in (i) elevated levels of norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine in the spleen and genital tract of stressed mice; (ii) elevated IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 and nitric oxide production in macrophage-rich peritoneal cells of mice; (iii) supplement of NE in vitro exerts an immunosuppressive effect on splenic T-cell production of cytokines; (iv) decreased C. muridarum shedding in the genital tract of β1Adr/β2Adr receptor KO mice; and (v) a higher rate of infertility in infected mice. These results suggest that cold water stress induces the production of catecholamines, which may play a critical role in the modulation of the immune system leading to increased intensity of C. muridarum genital infection.

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Cold TemperatureStress, PhysiologicalWaterAnimalsCatecholaminesChlamydia InfectionsChlamydia muridarumDisease Models, AnimalFertilityImmunologic FactorsMiceReproductive Tract InfectionsCatecholaminesImmunologic FactorsWaterchlamydiacold-induced stressimmune response

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PMID28431099
PMCPMC5808652
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