A unique insight into the MiRNA profile during genital chlamydial infection.
Ifeyinwa BenyeogorTankya SimoneauxYuehao WuStephanie LundyZenas GeorgeKhamia RyansDanielle McKeithenRoshan PaisDebra EllersonW Walter LorenzTolulope OmosunWinston ThompsonFrancis O EkoCarolyn M BlackUriel Blas-MachadoJoseph U IgietsemeQing HeYusuf O OmosunPublished in: BMC genomics (2019)
This study provides insights into the changes in miRNA expression over time after chlamydia infection and reinfection, as well as the pathways they regulate to determine pathological outcomes. The miRNAs networks generated in our study shows that there are differences in the focus molecules involved in significant biological functions in chlamydia infection and reinfection, implying that chlamydial pathogenesis occurs differently for each type of infection and that this could be important when determining treatments regime and disease outcome. The study underscores the crucial role of host factors in chlamydia pathogenesis.