Ira M. Sigar

Chlamydia trachomatis enhances the expression of matrix metalloproteinases in an in vitro model of the human fallopian tube infection.

Histopathologic changes related to fibrotic oviduct occlusion after genital tract infection of mice with Chlamydia muridarum.

Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases protects mice from ascending infection and chronic disease manifestations resulting from urogenital Chlamydia muridarum infection.

Outcome of urogenital infection with Chlamydia muridarum in CD14 gene knockout mice.

A role for matrix metalloproteinase-9 in pathogenesis of urogenital Chlamydia muridarum infection in mice.

Strain and virulence diversity in the mouse pathogen Chlamydia muridarum.

A link between neutrophils and chronic disease manifestations of Chlamydia muridarum urogenital infection of mice.

A role for CXC chemokine receptor-2 in the pathogenesis of urogenital Chlamydia muridarum infection in mice.

Role of heparan sulfate in sexually transmitted infections.

Plasmid deficiency in urogenital isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis reduces infectivity and virulence in a mouse model.

Genomic variant representation in a Chlamydia population is dynamic and adaptive with dependence on in vitro and in vivo passage.

Detection of Chlamydia infection in Peromyscus species rodents from sylvatic and laboratory sources.

Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Modulation of Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans Initiation of HeLa 299 Cell-Associated Biofilm.