Given past work demonstrating Chlamydia-infected cells exhibit increased expression of genes encoding pro-fibrotic cytokines and ECM components (Humphrys et al., 2013; Porcella et al., 2015), and our own observation that infection induces expression of fibroblast-activating signaling factors (CTGF, INHBA, BMP2), the potential effect of infection-mediated YAP activation on Chlamydia-associated scarring warrants further study. This evidence concerns the gene INHBA and infection.